Amarin Corp PLC (AMRN) $11.48 -1.20%
Amarin Pharmaceuticals (AMRN) loses 11 cents to $11.51 and it looks like a Jan 8 – 20 bearish risk-reversal traded on the stock for 45 cents, 10250X to open. Separately, a Sep 9 – 12 put spread is apparently bought on AMRN for $1.60, 1000X, and a Jan 15 – 20 call spread for $1.15, 750X. Implied volatility is around 140 and at the upper end (96th percentile) of its 52-week range heading into earnings, due out after the closing bell today. Shares have lost more than 25 percent since late-July and came under pressure in on 7/27 following FDA news.
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