Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Call Options (BATS:VXX)

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (BATS:VXX – Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 63,680 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 20% compared to the average daily volume of 53,009 call options.

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

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN during the first quarter valued at approximately $125,000. NFSG Corp lifted its stake in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN by 56.2% in the third quarter. NFSG Corp now owns 22,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 8,150 shares during the period. Finally, Trivest Advisors Ltd lifted its stake in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN by 54.3% in the first quarter. Trivest Advisors Ltd now owns 309,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,031,000 after acquiring an additional 108,700 shares during the period.

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Trading Up 19.1%

VXX traded up $3.26 during trading on Thursday, hitting $20.32. 25,443,516 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,529,860. iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN has a 12-month low of $16.54 and a 12-month high of $40.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $17.81 and a 200 day moving average of $24.43.

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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