Crude Production Ramps Up
OTM Puts Trade in AUXL
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AUXL) is trading down .27 to 16.03. The index is trading near the bottom of its 52-week range.
Unusual Options Activity Update: PEP, NOK, IBM, SNDK, ELN, NBG
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Thursday, April 18, 2013
ITUB Put Spread Trades
Shares of Banco Itau Holdings SA (ITUB) are trading lower to .59 to 16.24. ITUB is trading in the middle of the 52-week range.
Puts Trade in BYI
Shares of Bally Technologies Inc (BYI) are down .19 to 47.58. The shares are in the middle of the 52-week range.
Barron’s: So you think the VIX is surging? Look Again
Do you think the VIX has been surging lately? Take another look.
CME to Launch New Silver Futures Contract
CME to launch new, smaller physically-delivered silver futures contract.
Unusual Options Activity Review: NOK, PHM, NE, S, HLSS, AGNC, TSN, BID, .VIX, .SPX, SLB, OIH
Unusual Options Activity Review for Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Roundup of Wednesday’s Volatility Stories
Volatility is a hot topic of conversation in this week’s markets. Here’s a look at Wednesday’s stories.
Unusual Options Activity Update: .VIX, FXI, S, SLM, SNDK, CRUS, OIH
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Wednesday, April 17, 2013
IB Options Brief: Credit Suisse Group (CS), General Motors Co. (GM) & Textron, Inc. (TXT)
Credit Suisse Call Options In Play On A Down Day For Financial Stocks – Today?s Tickers: CS, GM & TXT
ConvergEx’s Colas: VIX Would Be Double Its Current Level If “Normal Times”
The VIX would be double its current level if these were “normal times’ says Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx.


