Traders are accumulating options to protect against losses in an exchange-traded fund that tracks housing stocks, speculating the homebuilding recovery may be threatened by an increase in interest rates.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-24/bearish-housing-bets-building-on-interest-rate-concerns.html
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2fe28b6a-3cbc-11e4-871d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EFauhR24
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/alibaba-investors-have-reason-to-worry-say-analysts-2014-09-23?siteid=yhoof2
http://www.thetradenews.com/news/Trading___Execution/Regulation/FINRA_algo_supervision_could_be__costly_and_ineffective_.aspx
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-nasdaq-sip-idUSKCN0HI21E20140923
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-23/india-vix-rebounds-from-record-low-amid-higher-futures-rollover.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-24/cross-border-swap-dispute-risks-trade-war-cftc-s-giancarlo-says.html
Someone traded 14k Nov 4 puts in GFI, evidently looking to take stock at lower levels.
The dimes were flying as ten cent bids kept popping up and getting filled in Hill International.
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Tuesday, September 23, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-23/gfi-sale-talks-with-bgc-said-stuck-on-confidentiality-agreement.html