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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming 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.

• Regarding NYCB NYCB, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 2678 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6863 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN COIN, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.2K, with a price of $196.0 per contract. There were 5095 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6737 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BAC BAC, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 197 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 6000 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $186.0K, with a price of $31.0 per contract. There were 1037 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NU NU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 2500 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $30.0 per contract. There were 12564 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3937 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM JPM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on February 9, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $177.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $54.0 per contract. There were 1202 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2335 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding C C, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 161 contract(s) at a $57.50 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 $31.7K, with a price of $197.0 per contract. There were 5190 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1290 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AGNC AGNC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 715 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $136.5K, with a price of $455.0 per contract. There were 86 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 929 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MTB MTB, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 185 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 365 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 920 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TFC TFC, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 141 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 1278 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 537 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX BX, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 351 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 50 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $662.5K, with a price of $1325.0 per contract. There were 719 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 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 news on unusual options activity.

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