New filings from Gottheimer reveal at least $2.5 mil in $MSFT call options

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New filings from Rep. Josh Gottheimer reveal at least $2.5 million in $MSFT call options. He was general manager for corporate strategy at Microsoft prior to his election in 2016. The trades were on Jan. 4, three weeks before $MSFT and OpenAI announced an extended partnership.

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U.S. Lawmaker @RepJoshG disclosed multiple trades in Jan valued up to $15K; most prominent ones in $MSFT stock options, which recently faces gloomy reviews by Wall Street players. Other Trades Included - Buy: $TSLA, $SHOP, $MA Sell: $JNJ, $BLK, $KO capitoltrades.com/politicians/G0…

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He bought ~$1m in call options on the 06/16/23 chain at a $150 strike price. He also bought ~$250k on the 03/17/23 chain at a $160 strike price. He sold ~$500k in calls on the 07/21/23 and 09/15/23 chains at a $155 strike price and ~$250k on the 06/16/23 chain at a $165 strike