PepsiCo Inc (PEP) $54.61 +0.00%
Pepsico (PEP, news, chart, volatility) saw bullish flow Monday. 8,750 calls and 4,240 puts traded on the day. The top two trades: 3,000 January 2010 calls at the 50 line traded offerside for $10.70 and 3,000 January 2010 calls at the 70 strike for $2.15. Shares were trading up 40 cents to $55.76 at the time. Open interest in both contracts increased by more than 3,000 contracts. Taken together, it appears to be the opening of a substantial bull call spread, where the strategist paid $8.55 in exchange for a possible payoff of $11.45 if PEP shares rally to $70 or more by January 2010 options expiration. No recent news on PEP. Earnings due out early February.
Category: All Stocks, Food & Beverage, Large Cap Stocks
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