http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8939e98e-8b4e-11e4-be89-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3Mp25anWa
Clearer OCC Agrees Capital Raising Deal
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Pick Off in JNJ
In what appears to be a bit of a ?pick off?/ a customer bought just under 17000 JNJ Jan 102 puts for .65
Hot Options Report: SIRI Calls On The Top
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Tuesday, Dec. 23
Futures Group Board Members File Election Complaint With CFTC
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20141223/NEWS01/141229974/futures-group-board-members-file-election-complaint-with-cftc?utm_source=NEWS01&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicagobusiness
Bloomberg: Greek Market Swings
Intraday volatility on the Greek ASE Index (ASE) and the broader Stoxx Europe 600 Index surged to double their annual average last week.
Dow Industrial Average Tops 18,000, Treasuries Decline
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-22/yen-holds-drop-as-u-s-stocks-reach-records-oil-declines.html?hootPostID=787817e88cd04d469d5a0cb9a7622f8f
Volatility Update: Santa Rally Or Early Vacation For The Big Guy?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjkinahan/2014/12/22/volatility-update-santa-rally-or-early-vacation-for-the-big-guy/
Gold Drops Most In Two Weeks As Volatility Reaches 11-Month High
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-22/gold-holds-loss-as-fed-rate-outlook-dollar-strength-damp-demand.html
U.S. CFTC Fines Deutsche Bank $3 mln Over Customer Fund Flaws
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/22/us-deutsche-bank-usa-fine-idUSKBN0K01M520141222
Is The Table For Higher Stock Market Volatility Set?
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/is-the-table-for-higher-stock-market-volatility-set-cm426030
Derivatives Exchanges Prove Resistant To Regulatory Change
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/usa-clearinghouses-idUSL1N0U22P620141223
Calls Go Up in BABA
6299 BABA Jan 120 calls went up in 1 block w/ a block of 100k shares, so the trader is probably putting on some sort of long gamma trade.