This morning 900 February 16 ’24 19 / 17 vertical put spreads traded at $0.35 in Owens & Minor, Inc. (Symbol: OMI). The overall delta of the spread is 34, so the OMI spread is the equivalent of 30,600. The trader most likely bought the OMI February 19 puts and sold the OMI February 17 puts judging by the price of the spread. At the time of the trade OMI was trading at $19.15. The trader will benefit from OMI falling below $19.00 and begin profiting if stock goes below $18.65 with a maximum profit achieved at OMI trading at $17.01, right above the short 17 put line.
OMI is currently trading at $19.16. OMI has a 52-week high of $23.42 and a 52-week low of $11.79.
Source: IBKR TWS. Past performance is not indicative of future results
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