The company traded over 10,000 puts in the first hour on total daily average put volume of just 501. The call:put ratio is 1:165 with essentially all of the volume in the July 30 puts.
The company traded over 20,500 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 3,208. The largest trade accounts for 20,000 options.
The company traded over 9,000 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 2,223. All but 259 contracts have been calls for 34:1 call:put ratio.
The company traded over 45,000 (not a typo) options on total daily average option volume of just 1,452, and over 38,000 September 17.5 calls have traded.
The company traded over 30,000 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 5,689. The largest trade has been a volatility sale (strangle) in September.
Two types of trades are jockeying for position recently:(1) Volatility buyers: Those anticipating a strong market move (probably down) in the near term.(2) Volatility Sellers: Those taking advantage of what seems like high volatility (VIX is in the 30's) to scalp some premium in the normally quiet summer months.
In this article, I examine five currency pairs (Euro, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar and the Yen to the USD) and discuss the Greek (and rest of Europe) financial trouble in the context of background and trading/hedging opportunities.
On Friday, the company traded over 5,000 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 903.
On Friday, the company traded over 3,100 options in the first two hours on total daily average option volume of just 583.
The company traded nearly 5,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 1,013. All but 3 (not a typo) contracts were calls.
Usually takeover news lowers volatility, takeover rumors raise volatility. Since this story has a specific buyer – it's more news than rumor. Either way, volatility exploded.
The company traded over 12,000 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 949. All but 1,908 contracts have been puts for a 1:5 call:put ratio.