10 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Financials sector:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For C C, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 308 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $57.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $104.0K, with a price of $1486.0 per contract. There were 3310 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2145 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TW TW, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.0K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 1944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 835 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ITUB ITUB, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 189 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 640 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.2K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 986 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 647 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RKT RKT, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 444 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.5K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 6090 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 628 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FIS FIS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 461 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 121 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.8K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 547 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AIG AIG, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 461 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 261 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $158.9K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 503 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 421 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX BX, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 308 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $252.5K, with a price of $1010.0 per contract. There were 957 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 251 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding XYZ XYZ, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 371 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $965.0 per contract. There were 234 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 211 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.3K, with a price of $3665.0 per contract. There were 11769 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 164 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MA MA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 189 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 58 contract(s) at a $540.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $192.8K, with a price of $3325.0 per contract. There were 128 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 109 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

For more information, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more about unusual options activity.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.