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Insider buys, politician trades and unusual options activity. 14 stories in the last three days.
HotNebius
Nebius director Ophir Nave intends to dispose of 500,000 stock units valued near $121.4 million via a scheduled trading arrangement. The equity originated from restricted awards that matured between late 2024 and mid-2026.
HotAAOI
Traders bought $1.3 million of Applied Optoelectronics calls expiring June 17, 2027, with a strike price of $185. The options showed 611 contracts traded against 85 in open interest.
HotSpaceX
Traders executed about $4.2 million in SpaceX call options expiring October 16 with a $180 strike price. The contract traded at an average fill of $1.60, well below the ask price.
AMD
Traders executed 1,782 contracts of advanced micro devices 64.0 strike call options expiring on October 23, 2026, with a total premium of $3.8 million.
Broadcom
Traders executed $2 million in Broadcom call options with a 365 strike price expiring on October 9. The average fill price for the contracts was $4.12.
Micron
Traders executed $7.1 million in Micron call options expiring October 9 with a strike price of $1,065. The stock reports earnings in 72 days.
TSM Options
Traders executed $35 million in TSM put options expiring June 17, 2027, with a strike price of $440. The average fill price was $33.18, and the options were 9% out of the money.
Cloudflare
A single options trade worth about $3.9 million was executed for Cloudflare November 2026 puts with a $350 strike price.
Iren
Traders executed 12,000 Iren put options expiring January 19, 2029, at a strike of $10. The block trade totaled nearly $2 million with an average fill price of $1.65 per contract.
Alcoa
Traders executed $1.1 million in Alcoa November 45 calls expiring on November 20, with volume reaching 5,106 contracts. The company reports quarterly results in 10 days.
HotSpaceX
Traders spent $5.3 million on SpaceX call options expiring June 17, 2027, with a $225 strike price. The options rose 22.99% to $12.25 amid 4,600 contracts traded.
Lite Finance
Traders executed $2.3 million in Lite Finance put options expiring on October 9, 2026. The strikes sit 5 percent out of the money with earnings due in 29 days.
Microsoft
Traders bought $1.6 million worth of Microsoft call options expiring on November 13, 2026, with a strike price of $540.
Options Imbalance
Options traders bought $40.4 million more put contracts than calls on the S&P 500. The Nasdaq 100 saw $16.0 million in net call buying, while the Dow 30 and Magnificent Seven recorded net put imbalances of $14.0 million and $1.7 million.
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