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 itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For RILY RILY, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on March 22, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $24.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.3K, with a price of $707.0 per contract. There were 852 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 896 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COF COF, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 64 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 584 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $589.8K, with a price of $1010.0 per contract. There were 38 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 587 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For STNE STNE, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on March 22, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 1326 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 544 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SQ SQ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 463 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 231 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $174.4K, with a price of $755.0 per contract. There were 39762 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 328 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BAC BAC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 127 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 257 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.8K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 1204 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 325 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MS MS, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 148 contract(s) at a $87.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.1K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 2449 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 304 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MTB MTB, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 64 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 196 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.8K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 196 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS GS, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on March 28, 2024. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $395.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $1153.0 per contract. There were 115 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 163 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C C, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 673 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 7256 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 161 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MMC MMC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 99 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 85 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 394 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 151 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.

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