More unusual options trading activity includes a .55 bid getting lifted in JAH, big call buying in JRJC, and a buy-writer rolling in MAC
Calls trade in JAH- posted .55 bid gets filled
Shares of Jarden Corp. (JAH) are up .68 to 58.24 today.? JAH is near the top of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 1281 JAH Sep 60 calls at .55. ?
- ADV is 388 contracts.?
- OI is 1129.
Volume went up in one block.? Trade on the strike went up as a sale however a .55 bid lifted all available volume and the big block was part of 3271 trading so far on the day.? The calls are .60 bid now with the IV flat.? On balance there is call buying going into the OI.
- 30-day implied volatility is 21%. ?
- 10-day implied volatility is 18%.?
- 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10-dayrealized volatility.
Jarden Corporation (Jarden) is a global consumer products company. The Company operates in three segments through a range of brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia, Aero, Berkley, Campingaz, Coleman, ExOfficio, Fenwick, Gulp!, K2, Marker, Marmot, Mitchell, Penn, Rawlings, Shakespeare, Stearns, Stren, Trilene, Volkl and Zoot; Consumer Solutions: Bionaire, Crock-Pot, FoodSaver, Health o meter, Holmes, Mr. Coffee, Oster, Patton, Rival, Seal-a-Meal, Sunbeam, VillaWare and White Mountain, and Branded Consumables: Ball, Bee, Bernardin, Bicycle, Billy Boy, Crawford, Diamond, Dicon, Fiona, First Alert, First Essentials, Hoyle, Kerr, Lehigh, Lillo, Loew-Cornell, Mapa, NUK, Pine Mountain, Quickie, Spontex and Tigex.
Calls trade in JRJC- big call buying in here
Shares of China Finance Online Co. (JRJC) are up 2.31 today to 11.51.? JRJC is making a 52 week high.
Today paper traded 98 JRJC Sep 10 calls for 2.0.?
- ADV is 731 contracts.?
- OI is 1389 contracts.
Volume went up in 1 block.? This trade is part 2700 contracts traded on the strike with most paper buying.? Buyers were stepping in to take the available liquidity throughout the day.? JRJC is hard to borrow and the shorts are getting squeezed in this one. IV is up 40 points in Sep.? UA recently profiled call buying in this name on Aug 19th.
- 30-day implied volatility is 171%.??
- 10-day implied volatility is 277%.?
- 30 day implied volatility is trading below the 10-day realized volatility
China Finance Online Co. Limited (CFO Hong Kong) is a provider of vertically integrated financial services, including news, data, analytics and brokerage through Web portals, software systems and mobile handsets.?????????
Calls trade in MAC- looks like a rolling buywriter
Shares of Macerich Co. (MAC) are up .06 to 65.54 today. ?MAC is near the upper end of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 2000 MAC Sep 70/Oct 65 call spread at 2.00.?
- ADV is 354 contracts.?
- OI is 5600 contracts.
Volume went up in 2 blocks.? The paper is consistent with a rolling buywrite and this customer probably has more to do.? The 70s just went out worthless and they are taking the premium they can get on the Oct 65s prior to the dividend on Nov 18th.
- 30-day implied volatility is 16%.??
- 10-day implied volatility is 11%.?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading above the 10-day realized volatility
The Macerich Company is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust.