Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ) $12.01 +0.17%
Hertz (HTZ) is drifting 6 cents lower to $11.93 on light volume of 1.3 million shares. Yet, options on the auto rental company are active today. 7,350 calls and 1,800 puts so far. The action includes a multi-exchange sweep of 1,300 July 14 calls for 50 cents when the market was 40 to 50 cents. An 1,100-lot traded for 55 cents on ISE and data from the exchange is reporting an opening buyer. 6,240 Jul 14 calls now traded on the stock and 30-day ATM vols are moving up 1 percent to 73. Some investors are possibly looking for a rebound after the 26.1 percent loss suffered in HTZ shares since earnings were reported on 5/2. Short inteest might be a factor as well. The short (as percent of float) ratio is 12.1 percent.
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