Unusual Options Activity Review for Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Unusual Options Activity Review: CBS, SBAC, IAG, SLM, STX, NYX, HAIN, MGA, VIX, TLT
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1/17/13 Pre-Market Movers
A snapshot of names active in the pre-market for Thursday, January 17
Wasendorf to Be Sentenced on January 31
Peregrine founder and CEO Russ Wasendorf will be sentenced on January 31 and could face a 50-year term.
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – BAC, AAPL
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – BAC, AAPL
Unusual Options Activity Update: BA, DELL, EWH, CRM, GNW, CMG, ARMH
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Wednesday, January 16, 2013
IB Options Brief: Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN), Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) & Kellogg Co. (K)
Traders Show An Appetite For Hain Celestial Put Options – Today?s Tickers: HAIN, GNW & K
NYSE Euronext Undergoes Routing Problem on Wednesday Morning
NYSE Euronext suffered a trading glitch early on Wednesday morning.
A Gold/Platinum Spread
This is not your typical trade that I am advising to buy or sell a commodity instead I am examining a spread where one would buy gold futures and simultaneously sell Platinum futures.
Call Spreads Trade in Valero Energy Corp (VLO)
Valero Energy Corp (VLO) is trading up 1.03 to 36.83. VLO made a new 52-week high today.
Large Blocks of Calls Sell in Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (FSL)
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (FSL) is trading up .66 to 11.94. FSL is trading at a three-month high.
Top Options Stories of 2012: #2 Penson Financial / Apex Clearing
The number two story of the year was Penson’s creation of Apex Captial.
How Expensive Are Oil Options?
WTI crude oil options are priced at a substantial premium above the trailing volatility of the underlying. One month options using the VIX methodology (OVX) were priced at the Friday close above 24%, while the one month close-to-close historical volatility of USO was just 14%.