Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAlmost five years ago, GameStop champion Keith Gill revealed a $53,000 bet in his favorite video game retailer.
By the end of the jaw-dropping episode in April 2021, Gill exercised his call options position to have 200,000 common shares.
Put another way: If the stock closes above $20 that day, Gill could exercise the options at $20 apiece, leaving him owning an additional 12 million shares.
A total of 17 million shares would make him the fourth-biggest shareholder in GameStop, coming in behind Vanguard, BlackRock and Ryan Cohen's RC Ventures, according to FactSet.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwardsThe notional value, if exercised, would be $240 million worth of stock bought at $20.
Persons:
Keith Gill, Pavlo Gonchar, Gill, Michael Khouw, Khouw, Morgan Stanley's, Ryan Cohen's
Organizations:
GameStop, Lightrocket, Street Journal, CNBC, Vanguard, BlackRock, Ryan Cohen's RC Ventures