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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently disclosed that her investor husband, Paul Pelosi, bought a substantial amount of Amazon.com and Netflix stock options in July.

Paul Pelosi paid between $500,001 and $1 million on July 22 for 20 call option contracts to purchase Amazon stock (ticker: AMZN). Specific values aren’t required for disclosure, only ranges. The options—each option contract is typically for 100 shares each—expire Jan. 17, 2020, and allow him to purchase the retailing giant’s stock for $1,700 each, 3.5% below Wednesday’s closing price of Amazon stock.

Paul Pelosi also paid between $350,002 and $750,000 for Netflix (NFLX) call options. He paid between $250,001 and $500,000 on July 5 for 20 call options contracts to buy shares of the streaming giant at $250 each; they expire June 19, 2020. On July 22, Paul Pelosi paid between $100,001 and $250,000 for 30 more call options with the same terms. The strike price is 16.4% below the current market price of Netflix stock.

The disclosures were made in a form that Nancy Pelosi filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

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Paul Pelosi didn’t return a phone call seeking comment on his transactions. Speaker Pelosi’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment on Paul Pelosi’s options purchases.

These are Paul Pelosi’s first transactions in Amazon and Netflix securities this year.

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According to Speaker Pelosi’s 2018 disclosure, Paul Pelosi had bought Amazon call options in the second half of the year. He paid $500,001 to $1 million on July 27, 2018, for 20 call option contracts to buy Amazon shares at $1,700 each; they expire Jan. 17, 2020. Paul Pelosi paid $1 million to $5 million on Oct. 12, 2018, for 30 call option contracts to buy Amazon shares at $1,600 each; these options also expire Jan. 17, 2020.

Paul Pelosi didn’t own any Amazon or Netflix stock, only options, according to Speaker Pelosi’s records.

Inside Scoop is a regular Barron’s feature covering stock transactions by corporate executives and board members—so-called insiders—as well as large shareholders, politicians, and other prominent figures. Due to their insider status, these investors are required to disclose stock trades with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory groups.

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