MicroStrategy Joins Nvidia, Tesla in Most Active Options as Bitcoin Climbs Above $105K
$MicroStrategy(MSTR)$
Bitcoin advanced as much as 4.9% to $105,047.93 after Bloomberg reported that Trump plans to release an executive order designating crypto as a policy priority and create an advisory council that would advocate for the industry. Stocks tied to the world's largest crypto currency also rallied, with MicroStrategy jumping as much as 7.7% to $395.18, bolstering the appeal of call options that give the holders the buy the shares at a specified price.
As of 12:58p.m. in New York, 715,200 call and put options were traded, making MicroStrategy the fourth most active stock option behind $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$
The rally in bitcoin comes just days before MicroStrategy is set to bring to a shareholder vote its plan to increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock to 10.3 billion, from the current 330 million. Shareholders will be asked to approve the plan during the company's special stockholders meeting on Jan. 21, a day after Trump's inauguration.
While increasing the number of authorized shares of a typical company tends to get a negative market reaction as it could dilute the holders' stake, MicroStrategy is far from typical. The software company whose business strategy includes buying Bitcoin has seen its share price outpaced the gains in the cryptocurrency as it sold new shares and debt to finance its buying spree.
In October, the company that has missed earnings estimates amid declining gross margins, announced a three-year plan to raise as much as $42 billion in equity and fixed income instruments including convertible notes and preferred stock to bolster its arsenal for its bitcoin buying spree.
As of Jan. 12, the company and its subsidiaries held a total of 450,000 bitcoins, which were acquired at an average purchase price of about $62,691 per bitcoin, including fees and expenses, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 13. MicroStrategy shares have climbed 2,683% since the end of 2022, compared with a 529% rally in Bitcoin.
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