http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/banks-derivatives-idUSL6N0QH1XU20140811
US To Force Swaps Overhaul To Improve Wind-Downs
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A Historical Perspective On Current VIX Levels
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Unusual Options Activity Alert: Rolling Out the Profits in iShares Dow Jones US Home (ITB)
Today paper traded 7861 Aug 22 calls and 5031 Sep 22 calls for .45. The ADV is 5540 contracts. The OI is 7864 contracts in Aug and 200 in Sep.
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – MSFT, KMI, BAC, AAPL
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Monday, August 11, 2014
Unusual Options Activity Alert: Earnings Trade Goes Up in FOSL
Today paper traded the FOSL Aug 109/115 call spread on a 250/750 ratio for .10. The ADV is 2015 contracts. The OI is 7 and 859 contracts.
Unusual Options Activity Alert: Calls Roll in IMAX
Today paper traded 20220 Aug 26 calls at 1.10 and 19401 Dec 30 calls for .95. The ADV is 1749contracts. The OI is over 20000 contracts in Aug and 78 in Dec.
Unusual Options Activity Alert: Rolling Puts in Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX)
Today paper traded 2000 BSX Aug/Sep 13 put spreads for .11. The ADV is 1905 contracts. The OI is 7713 and 1689 contracts.
Unusual Options Activity Alert: Taking the Money and Running in Kinder Morgan Management (KMR)
Today paper traded 2000 KMR Aug 75 calls at 20.20 to 20.50. The ADV is 755 contracts. The OI is 2183 contracts.
Debate Over High-Frequency Trading On IEX Muddied By Trade Counting
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/08/11/debate-over-high-frequency-trading-on-iex-muddied-by-trade-counting/?mod=WSJ_LatestHeadlines
Unusual Options Activity Alert: Diagonal Puts trade in YHOO
Today paper traded 1000 YHOO Sep 12 Weekly 34.5/ Sep 34 puts for .09. The ADV is 122k contracts. The OI is 20 and 20k contracts.
Options: Kinder Morgan Management Call Buyers Hit The Jackpot
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Bloomberg: Options Traders Turning Increasingly Skeptical On Euro-Area Equities
Military tension between Russia and Ukraine and concern over deflation in the 18-nation trading bloc raises skepticism.