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From: Ens, Amanda_____________________________ 
Sent: 12/9/2016 4:03:45 PM 
To: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]; Richard Kah ___________________________________ 
Subject: RE: Financials: buy XLF call spreads 
Attachments: image001.png 
Importance: High 
Thank you Jeffrey. Notional is $14,285,000. I'll be back with final trade details. 
From: Jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2016 10:56 AM 
To: Ens, Amanda; Richard Kahn 
Subject: Re: Financials: buy XLF call spreads 
lets try, 250k premium 
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Ens, Amanda wrote: 
We continue to see further upside in financials. 
• Erika Najarian, BAML financials research analyst, just returned from a marketing trip. Bottom line: North American 
investors are very bullish the banks (long only AND hedge funds AND macro funds), but then conclude "I don't own 
enough". Note that high touch flows have slowed down significantly since Thanksgiving and where the buying has been 
concentrated in XLF (every client sector we have has been a better buyer of XLF). 
• Client focus: 
1) Regulation: Excitement, with the base case that it's not getting worse. 
2) Sentiment on rates: Cautiously bullish 
3) Sentiment on growth: Also bullish 
4) Sentiment on corporate tax rate cuts: buyside more bullish than sellside. In 1986, bank stocks exploded upward 
(outperforming the S&P) after Reagan's tax reform bill passed the Senate; and 2) in 2003, the last time we saw personal 
tax cuts, loan growth industry wide accelerated in 2003 and 2004. 
• Biggest Pushback on owning sector at current levels: Too far too fast: BKX +18.00% post election: Valuation coming 
into question and 04 has typically been a seasonally weak qtr. Bulls defend valuation on '18ests with potential upside to 
2018 [PS from —25-40% and stocks still cheap vs. discretionary. 
• Price action and sentiment keeps us constructive, we like the long and would expect US financials to benefit from 
any beta chase into year end. 


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