Watch These 8 Huge Call Purchases In Thursday 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 Wednesday's regular session.

• CBS Corporation CBS Sep 72.5 Calls: 14000 @ ASK $2.30: 15k traded vs 13 OI: Earnings 5/4 After Close $67.99 Ref
• Ingersoll-Rand PLC IR May 82.5 Calls: 747 @ ASK $1.35: 1015 traded vs 22 OI: Earnings 4/25 Before Open (est) $79.78 Ref
• Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. AHT Apr 7.5 Calls Sweep: 500 @ ASK $0.20: 8460 traded vs 61 OI: Earnings 5/4 After Close (est) $6.23 Ref
• Corning Incorporated GLW Apr 30.0 Calls Sweep: 595 @ ASK $0.02: 5841 traded vs 14k OI: Earnings 4/25 Before Open $27.57 Ref
• Tempur Sealy International Inc TPX May 50.0 Calls Sweep: 820 @ ASK $1.60: 5987 traded vs 101 OI: Earnings 4/27 Before Open (est) $45.49 Ref
• Gap Inc GPS Apr 28th 25.5 Calls Sweep: 1069 @ ASK $0.27: 1114 traded vs 157 OI: Earnings 5/18 After Close $24.06 Re
• Deckers Outdoor Corp DECK Apr 63.0 Calls Sweep: 714 @ ASK $0.65: 746 traded vs 36 OI: Earnings 5/25 After Close (est) $59.50 Ref
• Tripadvisor Inc TRIP Sep 40.0 Calls Sweep: 500 @ ASK $6.80: 500 traded vs 11 OI: Earnings 5/4 After Close (est) $43.38 Ref