10 Financials Stocks Whale Activity 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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

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

• Regarding NYCB NYCB, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on February 9, 2024. Parties traded 790 contract(s) at a $4.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.5K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 12229 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10182 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RILY RILY, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 283 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.5K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 28632 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2634 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WAL WAL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 347 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.1K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 591 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 611 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WU WU, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 345 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $12.00 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 $25.0K, with a price of $100.0 per contract. There were 3026 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 606 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMA CMA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 100 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $42.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $92.5K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For KEY KEY, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 709 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.3K, with a price of $805.0 per contract. There were 1304 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C C, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 709 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 214 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.6K, with a price of $172.0 per contract. There were 114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 135 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $105.4K, with a price of $1065.0 per contract. There were 2061 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 138 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AFRM AFRM, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on February 9, 2024. Parties traded 120 contract(s) at a $36.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.2K, with a price of $810.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 120 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BLK BLK, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on February 9, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $792.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.9K, with a price of $575.0 per contract. There were 57 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 107 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.

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