Some unusual options trading activity today in YHOO, with an aggressive purchase going up through the offer. Is this a huge bet into the BABA IPO?
Calls Trade in YHOO: Paid through the Offer Early
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Barchart Trader Platform Adds Options Analysis
http://www.tradersmagazine.com/news/technology/barchart-trader-platform-adds-options-analysis-112886-1.html
CBOE And C2 Picked To List Options On Alibaba IPO
http://www.tradersmagazine.com/news/options/cboe-and-c2-picked-to-list-options-on-alibaba-ipo-112889-1.html
Alibaba Buyers Say IPO Too Cheap To Miss Even With Risks
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-17/alibaba-buyers-say-ipo-too-cheap-to-miss-even-with-risks.html
Bloomberg: Options Traders Predict Rocky Road For Stocks
As investors try to decode the Federal Reserve?s next step, options traders are betting that regardless of what happens, it?ll be a rocky ride for stocks.
High-Frequency Trading Firm Pays $16 million To Settle SEC Charges
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/high-frequency-trading-firm-pays-16-million-to-settle-sec-charges-2014-09-17?mod=BreakingNewsMain&link=sfmw
Metals Roundup: Top 10 Metals Futures Options Strikes, OI
Let’s take a look at metals this morning. In particular, the top 10 futures options strikes and overnight changes in open interest.
US Court Largely Rejects Challenge To CFTC’s Cross-Border Rules
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/16/cftc-rules-crossborder-idUKL1N0RH16R20140916
Fed Bringing Stock Turbulence To Traders As VIX Climbs
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-17/fed-bringing-stock-turbulence-to-traders-as-vix-climbs.html
Big Win For CFTC Over Big Bank Lobby In Court
http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/09/cftc-lawsuit-bank-lobbyists/
Options Most Bearish On Pound Since 2008 Before Scots Referendum
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-17/options-most-bearish-on-pound-since-2008-before-scots-referendum.html
The Striking Price: Traders Buying Insurance Against An October Crash
http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB52133021052493823286804580157984148361988