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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SOFI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $25.00 $41.8K 22.5K 4.6K
JPM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $355.00 $28.0K 2.8K 1.6K
HOOD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $135.00 $261.4K 2.5K 1.4K
TOST CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/19/27 $36.00 $25.9K 279 884
SCHW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $120.00 $43.5K 1.0K 437
COIN PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $170.00 $40.4K 1.1K 334
BNY CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $170.00 $37.2K 1.1K 271
PYPL CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/17/27 $27.50 $275.0K 792 200
STT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $200.00 $94.0K 52 96
GS CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $900.00 $225.0K 412 29

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding SOFI (NASDAQ:SOFI), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 293 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $41.8K, with a price of $209.0 per contract. There were 22512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4602 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM (NYSE:JPM), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 21 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 51 contract(s) at a $355.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 2801 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1618 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 1288 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $261.4K, with a price of $203.0 per contract. There were 2579 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1472 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TOST (NYSE:TOST), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 203 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $36.00 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 $25.9K, with a price of $517.0 per contract. There were 279 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 884 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SCHW (NYSE:SCHW), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 49 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 379 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.5K, with a price of $113.0 per contract. There were 1021 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 437 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.4K, with a price of $1225.0 per contract. There were 1146 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 334 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BNY (NYSE:BNY), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 124 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $37.2K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 1151 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 271 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 476 day(s) on December 17, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $275.0K, with a price of $2750.0 per contract. There were 792 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For STT (NYSE:STT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 112 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 96 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $94.0K, with a price of $980.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 96 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GS (NYSE:GS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 511 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $900.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $225.0K, with a price of $25000.0 per contract. There were 412 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 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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