Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – BAC, AAPL, INTC, MRO
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – BAC, AAPL, INTC, MRO
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The Striking Price: Picking Up AT&T Shares At A Discount
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111904034104578062432855674320.html?mod=BOL_options_home
Implied Volatility Movers: 10/17
https://theoptionsinsider.com/unusualactivity/?p=100001972&qcABC=1
SEC Proposes Capital Rules For Derivatives Traders
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-17/sec-proposes-capital-rules-for-derivatives-traders
Calls Active as Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Pops (GMCR)
With over 34% short interest on GMCR, it looks like a few people are getting scared here.
Is Focus Media Set To Crack? (FMCN)
With shares testing the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, one trader is buying a massive put spread.
CME Outbid Other Potential Buyers For Kansas City Board of Trade
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/exchanges-cme-kcbt-bidders-idUSL1E8LH7GG20121017
Ratio Of VIX To Realized Volatility Higher Than Any Year Since 1996
http://etfdailynews.com/2012/10/17/ratio-of-vix-to-realized-volatility-higher-than-any-year-since-1996/
Puts Active as the US Home Construction Index Pushes to New Highs (ITB)
With a strong consolidation in place, as well as upward-trending moving averages, further upside looks likely here. One trader is buying protection, however.
Strangle Sold on Dean Foods (DF)
While shares of DF are up by 12.23% today, trading at $16.88, one options trader is taking the opportunity to sell premium here.
Options Action Turns Negative as OSG Plummets
OSG fell 27.5% yesterday as liquidity concerns began to surface about the company. Options action is highly negative today.
Despite Its Problems, Dodd-Frank Is Better Than The Alternatives
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/despite-its-problems-dodd-frank-is-better-than-the-alternatives/