This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Financials sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
COF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $210.00 $2.0 million 7.4K 2.5K
SAN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $13.00 $39.1K 71 1.2K
V CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $410.00 $99.8K 190 933
NU PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $13.00 $25.6K 11.0K 625
PYPL CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $55.00 $290.8K 6.4K 535
GPN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $95.00 $27.6K 83 439
UBS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $42.50 $96.0K 1.1K 300
HOOD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/31/26 $106.00 $44.0K 1.0K 212
INV CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $2.50 $26.0K 1.1K 200
C CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/28/26 $129.00 $55.5K 0 100

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For COF (NYSE:COF), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 60 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1900 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.0 million, with a price of $1110.0 per contract. There were 7447 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2593 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SAN (NYSE:SAN), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 1012 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.1K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 71 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1226 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For V (NYSE:V), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1074 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 68 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.8K, with a price of $91.0 per contract. There were 190 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 933 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NU (NYSE:NU), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 352 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $73.0 per contract. There were 11095 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 625 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 151 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 493 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $290.8K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 6410 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 535 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GPN (NYSE:GPN), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 184 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.6K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 83 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 439 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UBS (NYSE:UBS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 550 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $42.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $96.0K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 1159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $106.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.0K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 1089 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 212 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INV (NASDAQ:INV), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $2.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 1185 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C (NYSE:C), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 39 day(s) on August 28, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $129.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.5K, with a price of $555.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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