Watch These 7 Huge Put Purchases In Monday Trade

Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Friday’s regular session.

• Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) HIMX Jan17 6.0 Puts: 500 @ ASK $0.40: 500 traded vs 4 OI: Earnings 8/5 $8.85 Ref
• Herbalife Ltd. HLF Fri 7/1 52.0 Puts (Wkly) Sweep: 635 @ ASK $0.47: 635 traded vs 54 OI: Earnings 8/3 $59.35 Ref
• General Motors Company GM Fri 7/1 28.5 Puts (Wkly) Sweep: 5735 @ ASK $0.54: 6054 traded vs 453 OI: Earnings 7/21 Before Open $28.57 Ref
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) TEVA Fri 7/1 49.5 Puts (Wkly): 540 @ ASK $0.75: 2006 traded vs 34 OI: Earnings 8/4 $50.06 Ref
• Host Hotels and Resorts Inc HST Aug16 16.0 Puts Sweep: 1410 @ ASK $0.75: 1450 traded vs 10 OI: Earnings 7/29 Before Open $16.32 Ref
• L Brands Inc LB Jul16 70.0 Puts Sweep: 581 @ ASK $3.50: 1924 traded vs 368 OI: Earnings 8/17 $67.48 Ref
• Clovis Oncology Inc CLVS Jul16 10.0 Puts: 3290 @ ASK $0.40: 4326 traded vs 1127 OI: Earnings 8/4 $13.01 Ref