Shares of iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average (IYT) are trading up .40 today to $95.22. IYT is trading close to 52-week highs.
IB Options Brief: Herbalife, Ltd. (HLF), Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) & Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)
Traders Beef Up On Herbalife Options As Shares Extend Losses – Today?s Tickers: HLF, ILMN & WSM
Volatile Activity in Greenbrier Companies (GBX)
Shares of Greenbrier Companies (GBX) are trading down today 2.44 to $18.15. GBX is trading sharply off of recent highs of $21.5.
Futures Roundup
Copper Losing Its Luster?
Large Call Buying in Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF)
Shares of the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) are trading up .15 today to $16.62 XLF is trading near its highs of the year.
When Volatility Doesn’t Do What You Think It Will
Did anyone catch the volatility markup at the end of the day yesterday? We had fairly solid pre-opening activity this morning, but news of the budget standoff sent the market into a small tailspin.
Unusual Options Activity Review: ORCL, HIG, HOG, PSX, HLF, NUS, NOK, LSI, VIX, XLI
Unusual Options Activity Review for Wednesday, December 19, 2012
NYSE Euronext Shares Suspended, Merger Talks with ICE
NYSE Euronext is in talks to be acquired by the Intercontinental Exchange…
Livevol Launches All-In-One Trading Platform
Livevol launched a new all-in-one trading platform…
Call Buying in Avon Products Inc. (AVP)
Shares of Avon Products Inc. (AVP) were trading up .20 today to $14.71. AVP has year-to-date low of $13.70.
Put Buying in the National Bank of Greece, SA (NBG)
Shares of National Bank of Greece, SA (NBG) were trading up .19 today to $1.90. NBG has a year-to-date low of $1.12.
Bullish Call Spreads Trading in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Shares of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) were trading down today .26 to $27.31. MSFT is trading just $2 off of lows of the year.


