Unusual options activity review for Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Unusual Options Activity Review – T, RIMM, CBS, LEN, .VIX, XHB
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Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C. RIMM, S, AAPL
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C. RIMM, S, AAPL
Options Intelligence Report: Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) & Vale S.A. (VALE)
Options Intelligence Report for Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) and Vale S.A. (VALE)
Options Intelligence Report: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) & Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO)
Options Intelligence Report for Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO)
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – PPL, ADBE, PM, TXT, LEN, ESV
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 6/23
Options Intelligence Report: Fifth Third Bancorp. (FITB) & Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)
Options Player Plants Put Spread On Fifth Third Bancorp. Featured Tickers: FITB & BRK.B
Options Intelligence Report: PPL Corp. (PPL) & Gannet Co., Inc. (GCI)
Options Intelligence Report for PPL Corp. (PPL) and Gannet Co., Inc. (GCI)
Frontier Communications (FTR) – 17,000:1 put:call ratio
The company traded over 83,000 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 1,977. All but 5 (five) contracts were puts
VXZ (VIX Mid-Term Futures) – Professional Betting on Market Downturn
The ETN traded exactly 20,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 472. All the contracts went up in a six legged put spread in July (zero calls traded)
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Rain in the Plains is Keeping Producers from Harvesting Grain
Unusual Options Activity Review – TRE, OMX, DO, DYN, CCL, ADBE, SKYW, .VIX, SPX
Unusual options activity review for Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Options Insider Radio Episode 60 – Live From OIC: Options Industry Council
Mark is joined by Susan Milligan, Executive Director, Options Industry Council. Mark and Susan discuss the OIC's latest study of retail options traders. Topics include: Why women don't trade options and the demographic shifts that have occurred in the options market over the past 20 years. In addition, Mark and Susan discuss the numerous challenges facing the derivatives industry in Washington, D.C.