Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Put Options on iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (BATS:VXX)

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (BATS:VXXGet Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock investors acquired 61,086 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 25% compared to the average volume of 48,845 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC lifted its stake in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN by 715.0% during the 3rd quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 1,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 951 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN during the 1st quarter worth $125,000. Potomac Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN during the 4th quarter worth $371,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN by 207.7% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 20,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $998,000 after purchasing an additional 14,023 shares during the period. Finally, Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN during the 3rd quarter worth $2,222,000.

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Price Performance

BATS:VXX traded down $1.49 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $22.71. 6,508,618 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,164,081. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $28.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.09. iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN has a one year low of $22.64 and a one year high of $55.57.

About iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

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The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures index. The fund tracks an index with exposure to futures contracts on the CBOE Volatility Index with average one-month maturity. Exposure resets daily. VXX was launched on Jan 19, 2018 and is issued by iPath.

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