Microsoft Corp (MSFT) $29.75 +0.88%
Microsoft (MSFT) has added 26 cents to $29.75 and options volume on the software-maker is running 2.5X the daily average, being driven by spread trading. The Jan – April 29 call spread was sold on Microsoft this morning at 44 cents, 20000X. Then, a bit later, 60,700 Jan 29 calls were bought for $1.78 and 58,985 April 29 calls sold at $2.20. Open interest in the Jan 29 calls is almost 200,000 contracts (the biggest in MSFT) and so today’s massive spread trades probably roll a positoin out three months — possibly part of over-writing on MSFT. The bulk of the Jan 29s were opened in late-April when the stock was 8.2 percent above current levels (rolling out of June 28 calls at that time — see 4/25 color).
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