Rep. Josh Gottheimer has filed a new Periodic Transaction Report with the U.S. House of Representatives disclosing the sale of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) call options, held in an account jointly owned with his spouse. The transaction was dated May 19, 2026, and falls in the disclosed range of $500,001 to $1,000,000.
According to the filing, the options carry a strike price of $330 and an expiration date of October 16, 2026. The position is held through Morgan Stanley’s Portfolio Management Active Assets Account, the same brokerage vehicle Gottheimer has used in prior disclosures involving Microsoft options.
Notably, this sale appears to close out, or partially close out, the same options contract the New Jersey Democrat’s joint account had previously acquired. Back in March, this outlet reported on a purchase of MSFT call options with matching strike and expiration terms; readers can review that earlier disclosure in our story, Gottheimer Discloses Joint Purchase of MSFT Call Options. Taken together, the two filings sketch out a roughly two-month window during which the position was opened and then unwound, though the exact economics of the trade are not spelled out in either report beyond the disclosed dollar ranges.
What the Disclosure Does and Doesn’t Tell Us
Periodic Transaction Reports filed under the STOCK Act are required whenever a member of Congress, spouse, or dependent child executes a securities transaction above a certain threshold. The reports use broad dollar ranges rather than exact figures, and they do not require members to explain the strategic rationale behind a trade. As a result, the public record shows that a sale occurred, its approximate size, and the underlying contract terms, but not why the timing was chosen or how the position performed.
Gottheimer sits on the House Financial Services Committee, a panel with oversight responsibilities that touch on capital markets, banking, and monetary policy, which is one reason trades by financial services members tend to draw attention from disclosure trackers. Filing an options transaction is not evidence of any impropriety; it is simply a legal obligation under federal ethics law.
This is not the only Microsoft-related filing tracked on this site recently. Separately, Rep. Richard McCormick disclosed a sale of MSFT shares through a Roth IRA, detailed in our earlier coverage here, underscoring that Microsoft remains a frequently traded name among members of Congress across both parties.
As with all STOCK Act filings, the underlying report is a matter of public record, and this article summarizes only what has been disclosed.