BBVA Privanza International Ltd (BBVA) $12.43 +3.41%
BBVA, the Spanish bank, trades up 40 cents to $12.42 and one investor buys a block of 3,600 Mar $11 puts at 45 cents each. Volume is now approaching 6000, vs. 6 contracts in open interest. After dipping below $9 on 1/10 shares surged and are up 38.8 percent over the past twelve trading sessions. Shareholders looking to protect some recent gains might be initiating today’s put buys. Or, it might be straight bearish trading on the view that problems related to the European Debt Crisis will resurface and sink BBVA between now and mid-March.
Category: All Stocks, Banks, Large Cap Stocks
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