Options Brief: HCP, Inc.

Shares of HCP, Inc. HCP are higher on the session by 1.90%, trading at $36.28. Overall put volume is now running at 38.20x the daily average, with 59% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,292 contracts have traded on the session so far. HCP, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The company invests primarily in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States. HCP acquires, develops, leases, disposes and manages healthcare real estate and provides financing to healthcare providers.