Rep. Gottheimer Trades $52M in MSFT Options on $200K Salary

Congressman Josh Gottheimer has been reported to engage in significant trading activities involving Microsoft ($MSFT) options, with transactions amounting to around $52 million in total. These trades include both buying and selling deep in-the-money (ITM) calls, as well as the continual selling of $MSFT shares. Gottheimer, who has a history with Microsoft, having been part of the $MSFT team for many years, disclosed buying up to $27,000,000 worth of Microsoft call options. Additionally, using the Unusual Whales platform, it was revealed that Gottheimer paid or received from selling premium approximately $6.75 million on his $165 strikes. This level of trading activity raises questions considering Gottheimer's annual salary as a congressman is $200K.