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Cubist Options Unusually Active Before Merck Deal

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/us-cubist-m-a-options-idUSKBN0JM20U20141208

http://www.wallstreetsectorselector.com/investment-articles/editors-desk/2014/12/potential-bubble-derivative-trades-burst/

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-08/ice-sells-remaining-euronext-stake-profiting-from-a-23-rally.html

http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2014/12/08/vix-spike-sends-shot-across-the-bow/

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-08/u-dot-s-dot-stock-index-futures-fall-as-china-trade-data-miss-forecasts

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-08/light-speed-treasury-trading-governed-by-rules-dating-to-1998.html

5K MDXG Jun 2015 7.5/17.5 call spreads went up in 2 large blocks. The trade is straight opening paper looking for some big upside in MDXG.

The top 10 equity options & strikes for today include AAPL, WLT, BAC, AMAT & JPM.

3k NOAH Mar 17.5/22.5 put spreads up in 2 blocks. The trader is most likely a buyer of this put spread.

http://blogs.barrons.com/incomeinvesting/2014/12/08/treasury-yield-curve-flattens-as-long-dated-bond-yields-drop/?mod=BOL_hp_blog_ii

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-08/hedge-funds-betting-that-opec-led-oil-rout-is-near-end.html?cmpid=street

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12977699/1/merck-to-buy-cubist-pharmaceuticals-in-95-billion-deal.html