Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 8/27
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – .VIX, ARUB, PAR, OVTI, ONNN, TIF, ALTR
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Options Insider Radio Episode 71 – Live From OIC: BOX
Live From OIC: Our summer radio hiatus, and our long stream of OIC content, draws to a close with Tony McCormick, CEO, Boston Options Exchange (BOX). Mark and Tony discuss BOX's plans to compete with the big boys in the options space. They also debate whether BATS Options is freeloading in the options market. Finally, they discuss Tony's pledge to "defend with his life" the ability for retail customers to receive price improvement. All that and more on this thrilling episode of Options Insider Radio…
Options Intelligence Report: Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) & Baker Hughes, Inc. (BHI)
Takeover Chatter Drives Call Activity, Implied Vol. At Lincoln National Corp. – Featured Tickers: LNC & BHI
Options Intelligence Report: ON Semiconductor Corp. (ONNN) & Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)
Options Intelligence Report for ON Semiconductor Corp. (ONNN) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)
Unusual Options Activity Review – GIS, PFG, BMY, RHT, SCHW, IGT, CVBF, SCHW, .VIX, XLF
Unusual Options Activity Review – GIS, PFG, BMY, RHT, SCHW, IGT, CVBF, SCHW, .VIX, XLF
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – JNJ, C, UNP, CVBF, MSFT, AAPL, SCHW
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – JNJ, C, UNP, CVBF, MSFT, AAPL, SCHW
Options Intelligence Report: General Mills, Inc. (GIS), Red Hat, Inc. (RHT) & International Game Technology (IGT)
Call Activity, Implied Volatility Jump At General Mills – Featured Tickers: GIS, RHT & IGT
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – SCHW, XLF, PAR, WMB, MMR, BKC
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 8/26
Regional Banking ETF (KRE) – Vol Buyer in Oct; Bearish Bet in Sep
The ETF traded over 9,700 options on total daily average option volume of just 3,047. The most interesting trade to me is an Oct 21 straddle purchase 1,700x .
Options Intelligence Report: CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF) & Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)
Put Player Portends Big Drop In Shares Of CVB Financial Corp. – Featured Tickers: CVBF & PFG
Options Intelligence Report: Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) & Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY)
Options Intelligence Report for Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY)
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – US Housing Woes Cause Euro to Sink to Recent Lows