Take a look at the options chain for EBAY Apr 21 '17 options. The ATM / NTM calls and puts are all up around 40-50%, but I'm not seeing any news suggestive of increased volatility. Furthermore, other expirations are behaving as expected (up on one side, and down on the other). The volume and liquidity don't seem abnormal. Is there something I'm missing? Thoughts on why the jump? (I only noticed because I have a short straddle at $34 strike--and got nailed with unrealized loss today)
Ah, thanks. I wondered if they hadn't been brought forward. Last I saw was 4/24 (hence shorting 4/21 expiry). Any link to the news? Etrade is still showing older dates and doesn't have any press releases saying as much.
Bloomberg terminal said 4/19 but listed it as tentative. That was my source. I have never seen the "tentative" code before. I have only seen "confirmed" and "estimated"
https://investors.ebayinc.com/events.cfm Always check the investor relations site of the company itself. Don't rely on 3rd party... You can also just give the IR-team a call...