Real Estate
Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) $14.79 +0.33%
Annaly Capital (NLY) is up 4 cents to $14.79 in active trading of 8.6 million shares and puts on the stock are seeing interest today. 13,000 contracts have changed hands, being led by opening of Jul 14s. 5,719 traded against 4,493 in open interest. The top trade is a sweep of 926 contracts for 37 [...]
Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) $15.65 -0.60%
Annaly Capital (NLY) is off 9 cents to $15.66 and several sweeps of May 15 puts traded on the New York REIT for 13, 14 and then 15 cents per contract. 10,255 traded against 16K in open interest. ISEE data indicating opening buyers and 30-day implied volatility is up 19 percent to 19.5. Bearish trading [...]
American Capital Agency Corporation (AGNC) $31.83 -1.58%
American Agency Capital (AGNC) is down 49 cents to $31.85 and a 20000-lot of May 32 puts trades on the stock for 66 cents per contract when the market was 59 to 65 cents. Tied to 920K shares for $32.10. More than 25,000 now traded against 6977 in open interest. The position is being intiated [...]
American Capital Agency Corporation (AGNC) $32.88 +0.14%
American Agency Capital (AGNC) is flat at $32.83 and early trades on the Bethesda, MD residential REIT include a sweep of 1038 May 32 puts for 34 cents per contract. The market was 33 to 34 cents. Later, another 1225 traded for 36 cents. More than 2,700 now changed hands against 1,286 in open interest. [...]
Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB) $126.65 +0.35%
Avalonbay Communities (AVB), an Arlington, VA Residential REIT, is up 28 cents to $126.49 and recent trades on the stock include a July 120 – 125 risk-reversal for $2.20, 2000X. Looks like puts sold, calls bought, to open both legs, 3000X on the day. It’s possibly bottom-fishing, as shares move off 52-week lows today. The [...]
Macerich Co (MAC) $60.67 +0.93%
Macerich (MAC) adds 52 cents to $60.63 and several smaller lots of Mar 65 calls traded on the stock this afternoon for 15 cents, before a 5800-lot printed for 20 cents per contract. Looks like opening call buying on the Santa Monica, CA REIT. It comes ahead of a presentation tomorrow at a Citi Global [...]
Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) $2.98 +1.02%
Chimera Investments (CIM) is up 3 cents to $2.98 and more than 10,000 Apr 3 calls traded on the Mortgage REIT against 609 in open interest. The top trade is a 4500-lot for 10 cents per contract when the market was 5 to 10 cents. That was followed by smaller lots for 15 cents and [...]
Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) $2.92 +0.00%
Shares of mortgage Reit Chimera have slid about 6% from early Feb $3.12 highs and option flow today is running triple the recent average, with March 3 call buyers leading the action- paying a nickel for nearly 2k contracts as shares traded near 2.91 just before 11am. Likely closes a position opened in mid Jan [...]
Newcastle Investment Corp (NCT) $10.67 -3.00%
Newcastle Investment (NCT), a New York-based diversified REIT, is off 26 cents to $10.74 and recent trades on the stock include a sweep of 1,130 Mar 10 calls for 75 cents per contract when the market was 60 to 75 cents. More than 5,000 traded against 1,915 in open interest. Mar 12.5 calls are the [...]
Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) $3.00 -2.12%
Mortgage REIT Chimera (CIM) saw an opening purchase of 20,000 Mar 3 puts for a dime Friday (see 2/15 color) and now focus is on the June 3 puts. The top trade is a 2000-lot for 20 cents when the market was 15 to 20 cents. The stock is down 7 cents to $3 and [...]
