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
HOOD PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/04/26 $102.00 $31.1K 1.0K 2.4K
AIG PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $75.00 $360.0K 2.8K 1.0K
ICE CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $70.00 $138.3K 12 301
BAC PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/18/26 $62.50 $52.1K 1.9K 216
RY CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/16/27 $175.00 $44.6K 18 48
MS PUT TRADE BEARISH 04/16/27 $190.00 $47.0K 3 47
GS PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $1010.00 $57.7K 231 17
BLK CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $1110.00 $31.3K 4 3

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on September 4, 2026. This event was a transfer of 179 contract(s) at a $102.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.1K, with a price of $174.0 per contract. There were 1077 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2492 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AIG (NYSE:AIG), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 137 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $360.0K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 2845 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ICE (NYSE:ICE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 508 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $138.3K, with a price of $9225.0 per contract. There were 12 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 301 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BAC (NYSE:BAC), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 109 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 158 contract(s) at a $62.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.1K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 1994 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 216 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RY (NYSE:RY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 228 day(s) on April 16, 2027. This event was a transfer of 13 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.6K, with a price of $3438.0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MS (NYSE:MS), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 228 day(s) on April 16, 2027. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.0K, with a price of $1000.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 47 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS (NYSE:GS), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $1010.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.7K, with a price of $3850.0 per contract. There were 231 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BLK (NYSE:BLK), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 137 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $1110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.3K, with a price of $10440.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3 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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