TEVA puts

ajacobson

ajacobson

Total coincidence? I'm sure put buyer knew nothing of a negative judgement against Teva in an opioids lawsuit. One would think the SEC would do a cursory check to investigate an insider trading connection. Unless it was a politician. Then of course mumm's the word. Will anything come of this? low Delta!
"Notable profits for the buyer who lifted the $0.07 offer for 2,583 Teva (TEVA) 12/31 weekly 8.5 puts yesterday at 11:34ET when underlying shares were trading at $8.62. Shares closed at $7.90, and the puts at $0.58 for a mark-to-market profit of 733%, or $132K, on the $18K outlay. Notable profits for the buyer who lifted the $0.07 offer for 2,583 Teva (TEVA) 12/31 weekly 8.5 puts yesterday at 11:34ET when underlying shares were trading at $8.62. Shares closed at $7.90, and the puts at $0.58 for a mark-to-market profit of 733%, or $132K, on the $18K outlay."


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ajacobson said:
Total coincidence? I'm sure put buyer knew nothing of a negative judgement against Teva in an opioids lawsuit. One would think the SEC would do a cursory check to investigate an insider trading connection. Unless it was a politician. Then of course mumm's the word. Will anything come of this? low Delta!
"Notable profits for the buyer who lifted the $0.07 offer for 2,583 Teva (TEVA) 12/31 weekly 8.5 puts yesterday at 11:34ET when underlying shares were trading at $8.62. Shares closed at $7.90, and the puts at $0.58 for a mark-to-market profit of 733%, or $132K, on the $18K outlay. Notable profits for the buyer who lifted the $0.07 offer for 2,583 Teva (TEVA) 12/31 weekly 8.5 puts yesterday at 11:34ET when underlying shares were trading at $8.62. Shares closed at $7.90, and the puts at $0.58 for a mark-to-market profit of 733%, or $132K, on the $18K outlay."


Sent to me by a retired MM.
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Sounds exactly like WSBets yolo. Quite a conservative one too. Typically they go with one day before expiration.
 
qlai said:
I doubt it. Retail traders can’t just buy so many contracts in one shot. This had to be done through some desk, hence the insider connection.
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I bet it is retail and it’s someone on the inside for whom 100k is a lot of money.
 
qlai said:
How does a retail guy go about sweeping ~2600 puts for $0.07? Could it simply been a hedge?
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easy. You put an order in for 2600 contracts.

It was only 20k premium. Not worth the time for any institutional trader especially with the risk of being caught and their career being forever ruined.

it could have been a hedge. The SEC will likely find out.
 
What surprised you about $18k premium? Is it the amount at risk? The liquidity of the contract?

Some millennial punter could be doing that.

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qlai said:
Right, have you seen 2600 contracts displayed for these options? Also, below makes me think it was not a YOLO trade:
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I don't watch the ticker, but reasonably famous companies in the single digit stock prices will have options trades in the thousands. They have to in order to get meaningful exposure to the underlying. Teva was a healthcare darling for over a decade. It probably still is a jewel amongst Israel's many world-class companies.
 
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