SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) $128.68 +0.45%
The top options trade today is a 40,000-lot of July 137 calls on the SPDR 500 Trust (SPY) for 52 cents per contract on AMEX. An investor sold 10,000 SPY July 121 puts at $2.08 to buy the hefty block, creating a 1X4 bullish risk-reversal at even money. The position might close, but is more likely a bullish short-term play that takes advantage of volatility skew. IV in the 121 puts is 21.5 percent compared to 17 percent for the upside calls. The risk is to a move lower, to less than $121, through the July expiration — which represents a 5.8 percent decline in the S&P 500 over the next 45 days.
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