The top ten most active equity options and strikes for Monday, April 4, 2011
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes: BAC, C, INTC, LSI, F, GE, COV, HK
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Midday Options Update: DGW, JNPR, AKS, TCK, DGW, BSX and VVUS
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 4/4/2011
Volatity Trading Digest – Energy Trading Ideas
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.
Volatility Trading Digest – Emerging Markets Rebound
In just over two weeks the emerging markets as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has risen almost 12% despite talk of rising interest rates in Europe, China and Brazil.
IB Options Brief: Westport Innovations (WPRT) & AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS)
Featured tickers: WPRT & AKS
IB Options Brief: Teck Resources, Inc. (TCK) and Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX)
Options trader eyes new highs in shares of Teck Resources, Ltd. Featured Tickers: TCK & BSX
Bullish Option Activity Alert: VVUS
VIVUS Inc. (VVUS), the Mountain View, CA based biopharmaceutical company, sees its shares get a boost today following Sunday's release of clinical data showing that its diet drug Qnexam was able to reduce both blood pressure and cholesterol.
Bullish Option Activity Alert: IRM
Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) is seeing early Bullish option activity this morning with an investor(s) purchasing the July 35-40 Call spread
Options Insider Radio 83: The Future of VIX Futures
Options Insider Radio 83: Jaw Caauwe, CFE's Director of Business DevelopmentIn this episode, Mark sits down with Jay Caauwe, Director of Business Development for the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE). Mark and Jay discuss the past, present and future of VIX futures including: * The strategy behind the creation of the CFE * The real players in the VIX futures market * Why even the mini-VIX has failed to attract retail customers to VIX futures * Why so many options traders erroneously assume that VIX options derive from the VIX cash * The growing threat/opportunity posed by realized volatility products * New product launches including GLD VIX and Oil VIX * And much more…
Unusual Options Activity Review – NTAP, F, AVL, GM, BSX, CLDA, HRB, GLW, .SPX, .VIX, XLF
Unusual Options Activity Review For Friday, April 1, 2011
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – JPM, F, BAC, CMCSA, C, CYS, INTC
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – JPM, F, BAC, CMCSA, C, CYS, INTC
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – .VIX, NYX, FFIV, WYNN, NBR, LTD, SRX
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 4/1/2011