Rep. Gottheimer's Microsoft trades: four large option legs on one day
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 14, 2026.
- AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. - Common Stock (AMAT)Buy$1K – $15K
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT)Buy$250K – $500K
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT)Buy$500K – $1M
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT)Sell$250K – $500K
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT)Sell$500K – $1M
- CommonBuy$1K – $15K
- QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. Common Shares (QSR)Buy$1K – $15K
Four paired Microsoft option legs on a single day, each reported in ranges as large as $1 million, dwarf everything else in this filing and point to a structured position rather than a casual buy. The small AMAT and Restaurant Brands purchases are rounding errors next to it. Disclosure came 39 days after the trades, so the setup has already had a month to work.
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On August 14, 2026, Rep. Josh Gottheimer executed four Microsoft transactions in a single session, two purchases and two sales reported in ranges as large as $1 million. The matching size tiers on both sides point to a structured position.
The rest of the filing is minor by comparison, with small purchases of Applied Materials and Restaurant Brands International that are negligible next to the Microsoft activity.
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The disclosure arrived 39 days after the trades were placed, so the position had been in place for more than a month before the public learned of it.
Because House disclosures report values in ranges, the true size and direction of the net position remain opaque. The strikes, expirations, and net exposure are details the filing does not provide.