Options Flow Recap Aug 30th

Macro / Thematics

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx EEM  - 58,000 of the December 34 / 40 put spread was bought for $1.34 versus a sale of 50,500 of the September 41 / 46 put spread was sold at $3.23; 50,500x


iShares MSCI Japan Index EWJ - 20,000 of the January 9 / 10 strangle was sold at $0.76 and tied to 240,000 shares at $9.70. Separately, 10,000 of the January 10 calls were sold at $0.40.

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund(ETF)   EWY - 2500 of the September 45 / 55 put spread was bought for $1.70.

iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index FXI - 18,750 of the September 40 calls were sold at $0.27. 

GLD - 5000 of the October 200 / 220 call spread was bought for $1.475 tied to $178.50.

IYR - 20,000 of the September 50 puts were sold at $0.24.

QQQ - 11,000 of the November 52 puts were sold at $1.75. The puts were sold to open.

XLI - 5000 of the December 33 calls were sold at $1.49

Consumer

ERTS - 13,500 of the January 20 puts were bought for $1.40 tied to stock on a 27 delta.

GME - 2000 of the January 24 / 29 1x2 call ratio spread was bought for $0.91

Energy

FST - 2500 of the November 25 calls were bought for $0.40

VLO - 2050 December  19 puts were sold at $1.35. The puts were sold to open.

Industrials / Materials

CHMT - 1000 of the December 10 calls appear to be bought for $3.35. The calls

IPI - 5000 off the September / January 38 call spread was bought for $2.10.

Tech

CRM - 3000 of the September 100 puts were bought for $0.80.

CSCO - 3000 of the October 14 / 13 1x2 put spread traded with the investor collecting $0.02. 3000 of the October 14 puts were bought and 6000 of the October 13 puts were sold.

QCOM - 5000 of the April 47 puts were sold at $3.95 versus 185,000 shares of stock at $51.17 delta neutral (37^).  

Financial

FNF - ~5000 of the October 17.5 call were sold at $0.425. The option activity appears to be opening call writing.

SLM - 4000 of the January 7.5 / 14 2x1 bullish risk reversal was bought for $0.89. A move to the 7.5 strike would represent an ~ 45% drop in the underlying stock.

Healthcare

ALXN - 1000 of the September  55 puts were bought for $1.20.

CLSN - 5000 of the October 3 puts were sold at $0.40. The puts were sold to open.

NEOP - 2500 of the April 5 calls were sold at $0.40.

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