TSLA1 Jan18, 2019 options

TSLA at $350.00

• TSLA1 Jan18, 2019 options.
• Strikes $3.00 to $40.00.
• Ask on the 40.00 only $6.05.
• No volume - Open interest very low.

Anybody know the history behind these options?

 

Only $6.05?? That's expensive IMO. 1000 contracts would cost $605,000. That's not an amount anyone would be ready to forfeit in case of a bad trade.

TSLA is still being heavily manipulated to the upside. Unlikely to be under $40 by Jan 18, 2019 IMHO.

Is there any reason why the history behind those options would matter?

 

They are $310 ITM.

EDIT: I forgot to mention in the OP that those are calls.

 

Call options at

Well, buy 1 contract and immediately sell it for $260 and see what happens.

 

I think you need to divide those by 100.
There's actually two chains for the Jan 18's. The regular chain is .55 bid.
This is where Desterio could actually help with his knowledge and explain why that is. I have no idea why they do that sometimes. (the adjusted option chains) I have seen it on other stocks too.

 

https://www.theocc.com/webapps/info...ch.x=0&submit-search.y=0&submit-search=search

 

the ask for the put is .605 which means one options is $60.50 not$6.05