Huntsman Corp. (HUN) was trading down .01 to 15.96 this morning. HUN is trading $1 off of its one-year highs.
Four-Way Spread Trades in the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is trading up .76 to 18.60 this morning. VIX traded as high as 19.93 on Friday.
Ratio Spread Traded in Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF)
Shares of the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) are trading up .03 to 16.39. XLF is trading near the highs of the year.
Morning Futures Roundup
Is the Sell-off Complete for Precious Metals Prices?
VXV Is Way Ahead of You
Here?s a chart I sent out to clients last week as part of our weekly update. It tracks the ratio of three-month SPX implied volatility as measured by VXV to the trailing 3m historical volatility.
12/26/12 Pre-Market Movers
A look at the names with interesting pre-market activity for Wednesday, December 26
IB Options Brief: J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (JCP), Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (RPTP) & Aqua America, Inc. (WTR)
Weekly Call Options Eye Rally In J.C. Penney Ahead Of New Year – Today?s Tickers: JCP, RPTP & WTR
ICE-NYSE Euronext Roundup
A roundup of recent ICE-NYX merger stories…
Puts Trading in iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)
Shares of the iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) are trading down .39 today to $83.79 IWM is trading $2 below highs of the year.
Follow-up Activity in EXCO Resources (XCO)
Open interest in EXCO Resources (XCO) is now 2,743 with small volume of 78 contracts. The calls are offered at .15 today for small volume.
Follow-up Activity in KeyCorp (KEY)
Shares of the KeyCorp (KEY) are trading down .01 today to $8.43. Open interest is now over 41,000 contracts on the Mar 8 call and Mar 7 puts. The client rolled the long combination (long call/short put) position to Mar.
Morning Futures Roundup
Coffee Prices Grind To New Lows




