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Option Block 750: Live from Duke University
Trading Block:?OCC cleared contract volume up 8.7% in September. Total cleared? volume up 18.6% year-to-date.?Equity options volume up 14.3% in September and up 21.7 percent year-to-date.
Odd Block:?Call sale in Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU),?Puts trade in AMETEK, Inc. (AME), and?Call-palooza in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)
Mail Block: Volatility flash poll, plus live questions from Duke University
VIX has soared to 18.50 & $VVIX hit 120. Is this the new normal or a quick blip? Let’s put that to the test starting with this week. Quite simply – Where do you think VIX will close this Friday?
- Here: 18-19.5
- Higher: > 19.5
- Lower: 16 – 17.99
- Lowest: < 16
Around the Block: What’s on the radar going into the weekend?