Jefferies Financial Gr's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

Investors with significant funds have taken a bullish position in Jefferies Financial Gr JEF, a development that retail traders should be aware of.

This was brought to our attention today through our monitoring of publicly accessible options data at Benzinga. The exact nature of these investors remains a mystery, but such a major move in JEF usually indicates foreknowledge of upcoming events.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner identified 8 options transactions for Jefferies Financial Gr. This is an unusual occurrence. The sentiment among these large-scale traders is mixed, with 50% being bullish and 37% bearish. Of all the options we discovered, 7 are puts, valued at $288,377, and there was a single call, worth $35,000.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $72.5 and $85.0 for Jefferies Financial Gr, spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Jefferies Financial Gr's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Jefferies Financial Gr's significant trades, within a strike price range of $72.5 to $85.0, over the past month.

Jefferies Financial Gr Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About Jefferies Financial Gr

Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a diversified financial services company. It has two reportable segments; Investment Banking and Capital Markets which is also the majority revenue generating segment, includes securities, commodities, corporate lending, futures and foreign exchange capital markets activities and its investment banking business, which provides underwriting and financial advisory services to clients across different sectors. The Asset Management reportable business segment provides alternative investment management services to investors in the U.S. and overseas and generates investment income from capital invested in and managed by it or its affiliated asset managers.

Present Market Standing of Jefferies Financial Gr

• With a volume of 2,454,272, the price of JEF is down -12.08% at $70.45.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 75 days.

What The Experts Say On Jefferies Financial Gr

In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $81.0.

Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move

Benzinga Edge's Unusual Options board spots potential market movers before they happen. See what positions big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access. * An analyst from Oppenheimer persists with their Outperform rating on Jefferies Financial Gr, maintaining a target price of $81.

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