Morgan Stanley Option Alert: Dec, 2027 $85 Puts at the Bid: 1000 vs 0 OI

Morgan Stanley Option Alert: Dec, 2027 $85 Puts at the Bid: 1000 @ $8.2 vs 0 OI; Ref=$114.62

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Morgan Stanley Option Alert: May 16 $115 Puts Sweep (3) near the Ask: 897 @ $5.884 vs 1145 OI; Earnings 4/11 Before Open Ref=$114.84

Morgan Stanley Option Alert: May 16 $100 Puts at the Bid: 10000 vs 397 OI; Earnings 4/11 Before Open 

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Morgan Stanley Option Alert: Jun, 2026 $130 Calls at the Ask: 700 @ $11.15 vs 22 OI; Earnings 4/11 Before Open Ref=$118.72

Morgan Stanley Option Alert: Jun 20 $100 Puts Sweep (5) near the Bid: 10000 vs 2341 OI; Earnings 4/11 Before Open 

Morgan Stanley Option Alert: Jun 20 $100 Puts Sweep (5) near the Bid: 10000 @ $1.326 vs 2341 OI; Earnings 4/11 Before Open Ref=$119.41

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<li>Chime reports a $13 million Q1 profit after narrowing 2024 net loss to $25 million — a </li>
<li>Some 76% of Chime's revenue still comes from interchange fees despite efforts to diversify.</li>
<li>With $518 million in 2024 marketing spend, Chime doubles down on Gen Z growth ahead of IPO.</li>
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Digital banking disruptor Chime has filed for an IPO, positioning itself as the first major fintech to test public markets after a period of market uncertainty, particularly influenced by President Donald Trump&#8216;s recent tariff policies.&nbsp;
The San Francisco-based neobank reported $518.7 million in revenue and $12.9 million in net income for the first quarter of 2025, a 32% year-over-year increase, according to its <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000162828025025059/chimefinancialinc-sx1wq1da.htm">registration statement filed</a> last week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. While profit dipped slightly from the previous quarter, the company's operational momentum and 8.6 million active members underscore its readiness to go public.&nbsp;
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The IPO, underwritten by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>), and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>), could value the company between $20 billion and $25 billion, based on projections in the filing.
The timing is strategic. Chime's IPO comes just weeks after trading platform eToro's successful public debut. Founded in 2012, Chime has raised $2.65 billion from blue-chip investors including SoftBank, General Atlantic, and Tiger Global — a war chest that helped it capture 18 million account holders. Chime's appeal to digital-native, mobile-first users makes its move particularly bold, as it targets a segment that has historically been underserved by traditional banks yet increasingly drives financial innovation.
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According to registration statement, Chime posted $2.1 billion in revenue in 2024 — a 38% increase from the prior year — while narrowing its net loss from $203 million to $25 million. Other metrics also point to strong engagement: 78% of users log in daily, and 43% use its early paycheck access feature.
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But risks loom. While the company hasn&#8217;t disclosed share count or pricing, analysts note Chime's continued dependence on interchange fees — 76% of total revenue in 2024, down from 80% two years earlier — could expose it to regulatory shifts, Forbes reported. Its young user base also maintains lower average balances than traditional bank customers, according to the SEC filing. The company, which plans to list on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol CHYM, is aiming to go public later this year.
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The IPO landscape showed tentative signs of revival in March, when AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>)'s <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/content/45335117/investing-in-coreweave-key-insights-on-the-nvidia-backed-ai-ipo">successful debut</a> broke a prolonged tech listing drought. That momentum stalled abruptly in April, as <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/25/04/44878334/trumps-tariffs-just-slammed-the-ipo-window-shut-for-fintech">Trump's renewed tariff threats</a> on Chinese imports rattled markets. Klarna, StubHub, and initially even Chime, postponed their offerings, according to media reports. Now, Chime's decision to proceed positions it as a test case for whether fintechs can navigate the current geopolitical climate to access public markets. The move comes just weeks after eToro's well-received listing, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-14/trading-platform-etoro-surges-42-after-620-million-upsized-ipo">Bloomberg</a> reported, suggesting cautious optimism may be returning to the sector.
Market observers will be watching how the IPO&#8217;s structure takes shape in the coming weeks, especially given the involvement of bulge-bracket underwriters. As the first fintech to test Wall Street's appetite in this new era of trade tensions, Chime's performance could set the tone for a wave of public offerings — or reinforce investor caution.
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Seven Seas Water Group is a developer, owner, and operator of water and wastewater treatment plants across North America, including the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America, with over 220 plants currently under management. Through its Water-as-a-Service&#xAE; (WaaS&#xAE;) model, the Company delivers reliable, safe, and environmentally compliant water and wastewater treatment to a diverse customer base, including governmental, municipal, industrial and hospitality clients. The Company's desalination and wastewater treatment plants sign long-term, inflation-linked contracts with take-or-pay minimum volume commitments creating stable, predictable cashflows. Operating in some of the most water-challenged geographies, Seven Seas Water ensures availability for potable and clean water, while maintaining its more than 20-year track record of high uptime, strong customer retention and a world-class health, safety, and environmental (HSE) performance.
The Company is the result of a business separation from non-infrastructure activities which was conducted shortly after a public-to-private transaction. Under MSIP's ownership, Seven Seas Water has experienced substantial growth expanding its footprint in the United States, particularly Texas, scaling to become the North American Water-as-a-Service&#xAE; leader. The Company recently secured several high-profile long-term contracts, including with the South Texas Water Authority (STWA), as well as successful project delivery for the City of Alice in Texas.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been actively buying stocks in 2025 and is back with more than a dozen more trades less than two weeks after <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/politics/25/05/45272436/marjorie-taylor-greene-goes-stock-shopping-again-here-are-50-stocks-the-congresswoman-bought">her last disclosure.</a>
Here's the latest transactions made by the congresswoman in May.
What Happened: Greene ranks 24th among the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42860759/10-best-stock-traders-in-congress-in-2024-where-do-nancy-pelosi-pete-sessions-susan-collins-marjorie-taylor-greene-rank">best-performing members</a> of Congress based on their trades in 2024. The Congresswoman gained 30.2% for the year, outperforming the S&amp;P 500 gain of 24.9%.
Greene recently disclosed over 50 new stock trades in early May, which came on top of some potentially perfectly timed trades that happened before President Donald Trump&#8217;s pause of tariffs, which sent the market soaring.
Here are Greene&#8217;s most recent trades made on May 14, per the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/gov-trades/members/marjorie-taylor-greene" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Government Trades page</a>. All purchases made were listed as between $1,001 to $15,000 unless otherwise indicated.
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<li>UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>): $15,000 to $50,000</li>
<li>Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>)</li>
<li>Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMGN#NASDAQ">AMGN</a>)</li>
<li>Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>)</li>
<li>Blackstone (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BX#NYSE">BX</a>)</li>
<li>Cardinal Health (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAH#NYSE">CAH</a>)</li>
<li>Chevron Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVX#NYSE">CVX</a>)</li>
<li>Corning Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLW#NYSE">GLW</a>)</li>
<li>Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DG#NYSE">DG</a>)</li>
<li>Eli Lilly (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LLY#NYSE">LLY</a>)</li>
<li>Impinj Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PI#NASDAQ">PI</a>)</li>
<li>MercadoLibre Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MELI#NASDAQ">MELI</a>): $15,000 to $50,000</li>
<li>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>)</li>
<li>Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>)</li>
<li>Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>)</li>
<li>NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>)</li>
<li>ServiceNow (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>)</li>
<li>Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>)</li>
<li>The Hershey Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HSY#NYSE">HSY</a>)</li>
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Greene also disclosed buying an additional $1,000 to $15,000 in UnitedHealth stock on May 16. The Congresswoman also disclosed buying $100,000 to $250,000 in US Treasury Bills on May 16.
Greene has bought $2.82 million in stocks in 2025 according to <a href="https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Marjorie%20Taylor%20Greene-G000596">data </a>from Quiver Quantitative with only $75,000 in stock sales. The Congresswoman bought $3.89 million in stocks in 2024 with $65,000 in sales.
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Why It&#8217;s Important: Members of Congress are allowed to buy and sell stocks as long as they properly disclose the transaction.
The process has drawn scrutiny from the public and retail investors as members of Congress could have inside information and time their trades accordingly. Committee assignments in particular, often draw red flags from investors.
Greene serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the House Committee on Homeland Security with several subcommittee appointments. The congresswoman&#8217;s past trade in technology and cybersecurity stocks has drawn attention with her role within Homeland Security.
Greene's past trades of Palantir Technologies and a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44255172/marjorie-taylor-greene-buys-more-bitcoin-etf-shares-ahead-of-trumps-strategic-reserve-executive-order" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;Bitcoin ETF&nbsp;</a>have drawn criticism along with the timing of her trades, as she is a close ally to President&nbsp;Donald Trump.
When asked previously about buying stocks earlier this year that soared days later after Trump announced a pause to tariffs, Greene<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/politics/25/04/44852406/marjorie-taylor-greene-brushes-off-stock-buying-criticism-says-portfolio-manager-bought-the-dip" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;brushed aside the criticism.</a>
"I think that criticism is laughable. President Trump has been talking about tariffs for decades," Greene told reporters when asked about the trades at a recent town hall event in Georgia in a clip&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1912456434081480777" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">shared&nbsp;</a>by Unusual Whales. The congresswoman used the opportunity to boast about her stock performance, which ranked her as one of the top trading members of Congress in 2024.
"I don't place my buys and sells,&#8221; Greene said, citing an agreement she has with her portfolio manager, who handles all the buying and selling of stocks. "He did a great job. Guess what he did. He bought the dip. And that's what anybody that has financial sense does.&#8221;
Greene also said her portfolio manager did not have inside information, everything was public and a potential tariff pause wasn't a secret.
Sen.&nbsp;Josh Hawley&nbsp;(R-Mo.) has reintroduced legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading or holding individual stocks.
The bill is known as the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act, or PELOSI Act based on the first letter of each of the main words. The name takes aim at the congresswoman and former Speaker of the House&nbsp;Nancy Pelosi&nbsp;(D-Calif.). &nbsp;
"Members of Congress should be fighting for the people they were elected to serve — not day trading at the expense of their constituents," Hawley&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-reintroduces-pelosi-act-to-ban-congress-from-trading-stocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a>. "Americans have seen politician after politician turn a profit using information not available to the general public."
Hawley said the bill will help "restore Americans' trust in our nation's legislative body."
Hawley's bill is being reintroduced as President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://time.com/7280114/donald-trump-2025-interview-transcript/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said&nbsp;</a>he would support such a ban.
"Well, I watched Nancy Pelosi get rich through insider information, and I would be okay with it. If they send it to me, I would do it," Trump told TIME.
Trump said he would sign the ban if the bill passes Congress.
While Pelosi makes headlines for her trades, it's important to remember that<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/politics/25/04/44852406/marjorie-taylor-greene-brushes-off-stock-buying-criticism-says-portfolio-manager-bought-the-dip" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;it is both Republican</a>&nbsp;and Democratic members of Congress who are profiting from buying and selling stocks and options while in office, with some trades coming with questionable timing or having a connection to committees they serve on.
In 2024, a list of the top-performing traders in Congress included six Republicans and four Democrats.
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JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>) made the decision to offer Bitcoin access to its wealth management clients as its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has recognized a growing appetite for digital assets.&nbsp;
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) to discuss with regulators ways to allow crypto safely. The bank would ask financial advisors to bring ideas on spotting bitcoin exchange-traded funds to make them available for qualified customers.&nbsp;
JP Morgan has predicted that Bitcoin is ready to outperform gold in 2025. According to The Defiant, Bitcoin will witness upside in the 2nd half of the year.&nbsp;
Bitcoin is surging toward a $106,000 mark. The rally is fueled by renewed investor confidence, and increased institutional activity, and recent regulatory news. Bitcoin is trying to break through some resistance. The market is looking positive, which may give a solid crypto bull market.
DigiAsia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FAAS#NASDAQ">FAAS</a>), a fintech company, announced they're planning to raise $100 million to invest in Bitcoin. DigiAsia confirmed its board of directors have passed the decision to build a Bitcoin treasury reserve.&nbsp;
DigiAsia has also initiated talks on BTC yield strategies and treasury reserve management with BTC's regulated partners. The company is analysing capital markets solutions, which include convertible notes, equity-linked offerings, and structured crypto finance instruments.
BlackRock Inc's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BLK#NYSE">BLK</a>) Bitcoin ETF is holding over $6.5 billion in assets and hitting $3 billion in daily trading volume.
The institutional adoption is giving regular investors a way to get into Bitcoin in a regulated manner. Almost 50% of the inflows are shared to iShares Bitcoin Trust. The net inflow has reached up to $45.9 billion. The ETF's popularity highlights the demand for compliant Bitcoin investment options.&nbsp;
Bitcoin has also seen some pullbacks due to mixed signals in the economy and some investor caution. There are uncertainties about interest rates and liquidity of assets. Bitcoin has held its ground better than smaller altcoins. Long-term holders see these short-term dips as a chance to buy more.&nbsp;
Jack Dorsey, founder of X, formerly Twitter, proposed rebranding Bitcoin. It moves away from the name of its mysterious creator, "Satoshi." Bitcoin has up to 100,000,000 sats or satoshis at present.
The tweet gained over 1 million views including promoting posts for BIP 177.&nbsp; John Carvalho, a software developer, has sent a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal, titled "Redefine Bitcoin&#8217;s Base Unit." The proposal shifts the display of Bitcoin's quantities and removes the leading zeros and decimal points.
The recent surge in Bitcoin&#8217;s price seems to be a mix of big players getting involved, some whales stashing their coins, and a few good vibes from regulators. A bright picture is being painted for Bitcoin's future in the market.
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BofA Securities analyst Ebrahim H. Poonawala on Monday <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/banks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">noted bank stocks</a> have staged a significant rebound versus April lows, led by global systemically important banks (G-SIBs), money center, investment banks and trust banks.
It is unclear to Poonawala whether customer activity during the second half of 2025 will match the optimistic expectations from pre-tariff days, but bank stock performance in recent weeks suggests the market expects an improving operating environment for the second half of 2025 and 2026.
The analyst said large-cap banks are trading at 10-11 times 2026 P/E and 1.6-1.8 times P/TBV (versus mid-teens ROTCEs).
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His 3Rs thesis (rates, regulations and rebounding customer activity) is on firmer footing.
Poonawala noted the potential for further upside in bank stocks if the recession is avoided and customer activity picks up steam.
The analyst said dealogic data indicates a significant pick-up in investment banking (specifically ECM) activity over the last week.
Continuation of this trend should serve as a tailwind for capital markets-exposed banks, particularly Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>), at which <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GS/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the analyst expects</a> to see generalist investor interest to own these stocks on rebounding M&amp;A/IPO (same as in the November-February period), resilient trading and secular growth in wealth/private credit.
On wealth, he noted Morgan Stanley&#8217;s recent launch of &#8220;Power E&#x2A;Trade Pro,&#8221; which, in addition to appealing to active traders, offers a significant opportunity to attract advisory assets to the firm.
Poonawala <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MS/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">maintained Buy ratings on</a> Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
While CEO succession discussion on JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>) has centered on a handoff from CEO Jamie Dimon to his successor, the analyst noted that any signs (at investor day or over the coming months) that Dimon would stay in his current role as CEO (not just as Executive Chair) for two to three more years would be very bullish for its Buy-rated stock. As he noted, at 69 years old, Dimon is younger than several financial CEOs (such as those at BlackRock and Blackstone) and remains actively engaged in the role.
GS, MS Price Actions: Goldman Sachs stock is down 0.96% at $612.94 at last check Monday. Morgan Stanley is down 0.92 at $130.96%.
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.56% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.28%. Currently, Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $211.90 billion. 
Buying $1000 In MS: If an investor had bought $1000 of MS stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $3,453.69 today based on a price of $132.08 for MS at the time of writing.
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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Investment banks managing Tesla (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) battery supplier CATL&#8217;s IPO, the world&#8217;s largest listing of 2025, are set to earn underwriting fees that fall below the industry standard. 
What Happened: Nine underwriters of Shenzhen-listed battery titan CATL are projected to receive a maximum of HK$238.7 million ($30.62 million). This data was shared by the Chinese firm in a securities filing earlier this week. The fixed commission on Hong Kong's largest listing of the year is just 0.2% of the funds raised—well below the industry average, according to Reuters. 
This fee is just one-third of what Chinese home appliance maker Midea paid banks last year for its nearly $4.6 billion Hong Kong listing. It's also only a quarter of the 0.8% underwriting fee that China's largest express delivery firm, S.F. Holding, paid for its $792 million secondary listing in Hong Kong last November.
The sponsors of the CATL deal—JPMorgan (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>), Bank of America (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>), China International Capital Corporation, and China Securities International—will each receive $300,000 for their involvement. That's roughly half the five-year market average, according to Dealogic data. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) and UBS are serving as joint global coordinators for CATL&#8217;s Hong Kong listing,
CATL may offer a 0.6% discretionary fee as an incentive. The modest fees underscore the tough environment banks face in Asia&#8217;s financial hub, even as a recent uptick in trading volumes and new listings has raised hopes for a rebound in major Chinese offerings.
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Why It Matters: This development comes after <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45343633/tesla-battery-supplier-catl-to-raise-4-billion-through-hong-kong-listing-report">CATL&#8217;s announcement</a> to raise over $4 billion through a stock listing on Hong Kong&#8217;s stock exchange. The company, a battery supplier for the Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc, aimed to raise the figure by selling over 117.9 million shares priced at HK$263 ($33.75).
CATL&#8217;s offering has seen strong demand and was oversubscribed multiple times since its launch on Monday, attracting interest from sovereign wealth funds and global long-only investors, according to a book message reviewed by Reuters.
Earlier in April, CATL had&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44894382/tesla-battery-supplier-catl-unveils-new-fast-charging-battery-with-323-mile-range-in-five-minutes">launched</a>&nbsp;the second-generation ‘Shenxing&#8217; fast-charging battery, which can power over 67 new EVs this year. The battery enables a range of 520 km or approximately 323 miles on a 5-minute charge, and can also be charged from 0% to 80% in 15 minutes in cold weather.
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