ZLC – Zale Corporation – Shares in jewelry retailer, Zale Corp., are soaring today, rallying as much as 23.6% during morning trading to touch a new four-year high of $11.08 after the company posted a narrower than expected fourth-quarter loss and its highest full year net income in six years ahead of the opening bell. Some options traders looking for the stock to rise after earnings initiated bullish trades on Zale two weeks prior to the report. Traders snapped up ZLC call options back on August 14th, for example, purchasing around 500 of the Sep $10 calls for an average premium of $0.86 apiece. The value of these calls has since increased substantially, with the asking premium up at $1.35 each as of 12:30 p.m. ET. Options traders also picked up the Sep $12.5 strike and the Nov $12.5 strike calls back on August 14th at premiums of $0.35 and $0.60 per contract, respectively. Today, it looks like traders are adding to bullish interest on the jeweler. More than 900 of the Nov $12.5 strike calls changed hands during morning trading versus open interest of 640 contracts, and it looks like most of the call options were purchased at a premium of $0.80 each. Buyers of the $12.5 strike calls stand ready to profit at November expiration should shares in ZLC rally 20% over today’s high of $11.08 to top the breakeven price of $13.30.
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