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:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
PYPL	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	06/21/24	$75.00	$354.0K	12.7K	5.1K
JPM	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	05/03/24	$195.00	$27.9K	3.5K	3.0K
COIN	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	05/03/24	$200.00	$40.0K	1.4K	1.6K
AMRK	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	09/20/24	$40.00	$70.0K	1.4K	751
RKT	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	01/16/26	$12.00	$177.8K	10.5K	659
C	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	01/17/25	$67.50	$32.4K	2.4K	255
PRAA	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	05/17/24	$25.00	$26.4K	369	240
FUTU	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	06/21/24	$65.00	$106.1K	2.2K	224
RILY	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	06/21/24	$30.00	$46.0K	52	197
BHF	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	08/16/24	$50.00	$53.2K	814	146

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding PYPL PYPL, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $354.0K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 12756 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5183 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM JPM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 3, 2024. This event was a transfer of 225 contract(s) at a $195.00 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 $27.9K, with a price of $124.0 per contract. There were 3505 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3063 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN COIN, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on May 3, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 1432 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1670 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMRK AMRK, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 144 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.0K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 1435 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 751 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RKT RKT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 627 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 508 contract(s) at a $12.00 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 $177.8K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 10531 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 659 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C C, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 263 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $67.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $810.0 per contract. There were 2483 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 255 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PRAA PRAA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 240 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 369 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 240 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FUTU FUTU, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 193 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.1K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 2268 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 224 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RILY RILY, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 94 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.0K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 197 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BHF BHF, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 109 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 140 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.2K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 814 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 146 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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