SPDR S&P Homebuilders (XHB) $21.74 +1.02%
SPDR Homebuilder Trust (XHB) is up 23 cents to $21.75 and an investor has been building a Sep 18 – 20 put spread on the ETF today. The flow has been in mixed sized lots, mostly on the International Securities Exchange. The spread has been bought a total of 8,165X on ISE so far. About 33 cents is being paid to open new positions in a customer account, according to ISEE. More than 10,000 traded in both contracts. If bought, the Sep 18 – 20 put spread on XHB offers its best payout if shares fall to $18 or less through the September expiration, which repreents a 17.2 percent slide over the next 8 weeks. Shares have performed well in 2012 and are up 27.1 percent year-to-date. The 52-week high of $22.21 dates back to May 2.
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