Options changing hands on TRV in the early going suggest one or more traders are bracing for the price of the underlying to extend losses ahead of the weekend. It looks like options traders picked up more than 1,400 of the Oct $85 strike puts at an average premium of $0.42 apiece. The puts may be profitable at expiration this week if shares in TRV decline another 1.05% from the current price of $85.48 to breach the average breakeven point on the downside at $84.58.
Overall options volume on Travelers Cos. Is hovering just below 2,500 contracts as of the time of this writing, which is roughly three times the stock’s average daily options volume of around 740 contracts. Travelers is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings ahead of the opening bell on Tuesday.
TMO – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. – Options on the provider of technology and products for pharmaceutical, biotech and science research companies are more active than usual today, with volume topping 5,500 contracts in the first hour of trading versus the stock’s average daily options volume of around 1,200 contracts. Shares in the name are up 1.25% on the session at $94.67 as of 10:50 a.m. in New York trading.
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