425 MRO Sep 17.5 calls went up in 1 block on the NASDBX on a sweep. ?

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Shares of Marathon Oil Corp (MRO) are up .68 to 16.65 today. ?MRO is near the lower end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 425 MRO Sep 17.5 calls for .44. ?
  • The ADV is 9045 contracts.?
  • The OI is 94 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the NASDBX on a sweep. ?Total volume is over 9000 contracts as traders bid up the short term calls.? This could be a newsletter trade but volume swept all floors and is very aggressive in nature.? As of this writing the calls are offered .44.

  • IV 30 is trading 72%.?
  • HV10 is trading for 82%.?
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

Marathon Oil Corporation is an energy company based in Houston, Texas, with operations in North America, Europe and Africa. The Company operates in three segments: North America E&P segment, which explores for, produces and markets crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas in North America; International E&P segment, which explores for, produces and markets crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas outside of North America and produces and markets products manufactured from natural gas, such as LNG and methanol, in Egypt and Oil Sands Mining segment, which mines, extracts and transports bitumen from oil sands deposits in Alberta, Canada, and upgrades the bitumen to produce and market synthetic crude oil and vacuum gas oil. It has production operations in the United States, Egypt, Canada, the United Kingdom and Libya. ?