The single-largest trade in Autodesk options so far today appears to be the outright purchase of a block of 10,000 of the Dec $44 strike calls for a premium of $0.88 each. In total, upwards of 14,500 of the $44 calls have changed hands against open interest of 95 contracts. The buyer of the calls at $0.88 each stands ready to profit at expiration next month in the event that Autodesk shares rally more than 9.0% over the current price of $41.13 to trade above the effective breakeven price of $44.88. Shares in ADSK are up nearly 30% since this time last year.
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