Option Block 634: APRN Calls Not So Tasty

Trading Block: Blue Apron options to list on CBOE exchanges on Monday."Amazon Prime Day" is today. A plan for new trading pit triggers a feud in the U.S. options market.

Odd Block: TSLA Options Tracker - 51 more "catastrophe" puts hit the tape today. Puts roll in L Brands Inc. (LB) Puts trade in Gap Inc. (GPS)

Mail Block: Listeners weigh in

Options question of the week: Blue Apron $APRN is down over 10% from its #IPO price. Assuming #Options were listed, what trade would you make?

• Buy Dec 10 Call for $1
• Buy Dec 9 Put for $1
• Sell Dec 10 Call for $1
• Not Touching $APRN

Listener questions and comments:

• Question from Tomlyn - What the heck does StoppedIM mean? - From IB Website: SPIM Transaction was the execution of an order which was "stopped" at a price that did not constitute a Trade-Through on another market at the time of the stop. Process like a normal transaction except don't update "last".
• Comment from PBiggers - Costco Could not get filled to close, then this happens! Need a bounce next week.
• Question from Alfieg - Interesting artice in Barrons. Any truth to it? How to Tame Volatility? Nix VIX and Buy CBOE.

Around the Block:

This Week in the Market

• Jul 11: JOLTS
• Jul 12: Beige Book, OPEC monthly crude oil report.
• Jul 13: Jobless Claims, Treasury Budget
• Jul 14: Consumer Price Index, Industrial Production, Consumer Sentiment

Earnings This Week:

• Thursday - Delta Airlines
• Friday - Wells Fargo, Citi, and JP Morgan