BP p.l.c.
GB ˙ LSE ˙ GB0007980591
SecurityGB:BP. / BP p.l.c.
InstitutionSimplex Trading, Llc
Simplex Trading, Llc ownership in BP. / BP p.l.c.

Simplex Trading, Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (BP.) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 960,500 of underlying shares valued at $45,143,500 USD and put options representing 394,700 of underlying shares valued at $18,550,900 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

GB:BP. / BP p.l.c. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-14 2026-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 960,500 160.72 45,144 252.85 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-11 2025-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 368,400 -38.84 12,795 63,870.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 602,400 -58.76 21 -53.49 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-05 2025-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,460,600 -6.10 44 -17.31 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,555,500 17.25 53 33.33 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-11 2024-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,326,700 72.14 39 62.50 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-08 2024-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 770,700 -15.34 24 -25.00 n/a n/a n/a
2024-07-25 2024-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 910,400 22.51 33 14.29 n/a n/a n/a
2024-04-25 2024-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 743,100 -16.02 28 -9.68 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-02 2023-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 884,900 -11.46 31 -18.42 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-01 2023-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 999,400 -19.96 39 -13.64 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-04 2023-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,248,600 -35.34 44 -39.73 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-27 2023-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,931,100 -17.30 73 -9.88 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-02 2022-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 2,335,100 -26.85 82 -99.91 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-04 2022-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 3,192,000 75.63 91,131 76.86 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-03 2022-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,817,500 -12.81 51,526 -15.92 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-02 2022-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 2,084,500 67.85 61,284 85.31 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-23 2021-12-31 13F/A BP CALL Call 1,241,900 4.69 33,071 2.94 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-04 2021-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,186,300 32,125 n/a n/a n/a
2021-10-28 2021-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,186,300 6.69 32,125 9.36 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-12 2021-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,111,900 20,930.83 29,376 n/a n/a n/a
2021-04-26 2021-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 5,287 -39.80 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-02 2020-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 8,782 43.10 18,020 68.18 n/a n/a n/a
2020-10-14 2020-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 6,137 -22.84 10,715 -42.23 n/a n/a n/a
2020-07-13 2020-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 7,954 17.99 18,548 12.82 n/a n/a n/a
2020-04-29 2020-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 6,741 71.66 16,441 10.94 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-05 2019-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 3,927 -20.57 14,820 -21.09 n/a n/a n/a
2019-10-15 2019-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 4,944 17.91 18,782 7.42 n/a n/a n/a
2019-07-26 2019-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 4,193 20.80 17,484 15.22 n/a n/a n/a
2019-04-18 2019-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 3,471 110.24 15,175 142.41 n/a n/a n/a
2019-01-16 2018-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,651 -55.26 6,260 -63.20 n/a n/a n/a
2018-10-23 2018-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 3,690 -23.06 17,010 -22.32 n/a n/a n/a
2018-07-30 2018-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 4,796 153.62 21,898 9,062.34 n/a n/a n/a
2018-04-26 2018-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,891 261.57 239 26.46 n/a n/a n/a
2018-01-10 2017-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 523 -36.37 189 -11.68 n/a n/a n/a
2017-10-25 2017-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 822 -69.57 214 52.86 n/a n/a n/a
2017-07-12 2017-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 2,701 39.88 140 -13.58 n/a n/a n/a
2017-04-21 2017-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,931 -34.76 162 -74.61 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-11 2016-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 2,960 50.79 638 90.45 n/a n/a n/a
2016-10-07 2016-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,963 -54.14 335 -68.46 n/a n/a n/a
2016-07-18 2016-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 4,280 132.23 1,062 749.60 n/a n/a n/a
2016-04-14 2016-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 1,843 194.88 125 212.50 n/a n/a n/a
2016-01-20 2015-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 625 -37.93 40 -20.00 n/a n/a n/a
2015-10-08 2015-09-30 13F BP CALL Call 1,007 21.18 50 -25.37 n/a n/a n/a
2015-07-08 2015-06-30 13F BP CALL Call 831 55.33 67 55.81 n/a n/a n/a
2015-04-21 2015-03-31 13F BP CALL Call 535 136.73 43 19.44 n/a n/a n/a
2015-03-04 2014-12-31 13F BP CALL Call 226 36 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-14 2026-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 394,700 -8.25 18,551 24.16 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-11 2025-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 430,200 -18.24 14,941 82,900.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 526,200 -18.13 18 -5.26 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-05 2025-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 642,700 -24.84 19 -32.14 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 855,100 43.69 29 64.71 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-11 2024-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 595,100 2.82 18 -5.56 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-08 2024-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 578,800 -24.87 18 -33.33 n/a n/a n/a
2024-07-25 2024-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 770,400 32.58 28 28.57 n/a n/a n/a
2024-04-25 2024-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 581,100 -30.81 22 -27.59 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-02 2023-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 839,900 24.37 30 11.54 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-01 2023-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 675,300 -12.48 26 -3.70 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-04 2023-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 771,600 -53.35 27 -56.45 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-27 2023-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,654,000 4.67 63 12.73 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-02 2022-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,580,200 -40.07 55 -99.93 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-04 2022-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 2,636,700 -1.78 75,277 -1.09 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-03 2022-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 2,684,600 32.00 76,108 27.29 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-02 2022-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 2,033,800 89.76 59,793 109.49 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-23 2021-12-31 13F/A BP PUT Put 1,071,800 -17.15 28,542 -18.53 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-04 2021-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,293,700 35,033 n/a n/a n/a
2021-10-28 2021-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,293,700 0.47 35,033 2.97 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-12 2021-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,287,700 16,142.43 34,021 n/a n/a n/a
2021-04-26 2021-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 7,928 59.71 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-02 2020-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 4,964 -6.18 10,186 10.26 n/a n/a n/a
2020-10-14 2020-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 5,291 -21.18 9,238 -40.99 n/a n/a n/a
2020-07-13 2020-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 6,713 29.07 15,654 23.41 n/a n/a n/a
2020-04-29 2020-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 5,201 109.04 12,685 35.10 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-05 2019-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 2,488 -18.05 9,389 -18.59 n/a n/a n/a
2019-10-15 2019-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 3,036 8.74 11,533 -0.94 n/a n/a n/a
2019-07-26 2019-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 2,792 -1.24 11,642 -5.80 n/a n/a n/a
2019-04-18 2019-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 2,827 46.17 12,359 68.54 n/a n/a n/a
2019-01-16 2018-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,934 120.02 7,333 80.97 n/a n/a n/a
2018-10-23 2018-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 879 -22.07 4,052 -21.32 n/a n/a n/a
2018-07-30 2018-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,128 -17.84 5,150 3,526.76 n/a n/a n/a
2018-04-26 2018-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,373 -3.58 142 173.08 n/a n/a n/a
2018-01-10 2017-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,424 5.40 52 -66.67 n/a n/a n/a
2017-10-25 2017-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,351 -25.32 156 -60.41 n/a n/a n/a
2017-07-12 2017-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,809 47.55 394 6.20 n/a n/a n/a
2017-04-21 2017-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,226 -25.15 371 26.19 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-11 2016-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 1,638 -7.41 294 26.18 n/a n/a n/a
2016-10-07 2016-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,769 -62.64 233 -30.86 n/a n/a n/a
2016-07-18 2016-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 4,735 77.34 337 -46.34 n/a n/a n/a
2016-04-14 2016-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 2,670 256.48 628 77.90 n/a n/a n/a
2016-01-20 2015-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 749 -52.62 353 -78.17 n/a n/a n/a
2015-10-08 2015-09-30 13F BP PUT Put 1,581 66.95 1,617 126.15 n/a n/a n/a
2015-07-08 2015-06-30 13F BP PUT Put 947 27.63 715 5.15 n/a n/a n/a
2015-04-21 2015-03-31 13F BP PUT Put 742 16.85 680 0.59 n/a n/a n/a
2015-03-04 2014-12-31 13F BP PUT Put 635 676 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.