The company traded over 17,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 554. All but 341 contracts were puts. The largest trade, accounting for 17,000 contracts was 8,500 Aug 40/50 put spread purchases on a 31.25 delta using $51.37 stock.
A roundup of activity in the futures market – The Pound Un-Stressed
The company traded over 8,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 435. The action was in the Dec options; a Dec 10/15 risk reversal (buy puts/sell calls) 4,000x.
Unusual options activity review for Monday, July 26, 2010
Options Intelligence Report for Waters Corp. (WAT) and D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI)
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 7/26
Call Activity On US Airways Jumps As Shares Fly Toward 52-Week High – Featured Tickers: LCC & ODP
Options Intelligence Report for Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (GAP) and Isilon Systems, Inc. (ISLN)
A roundup of activity in the futures market – Is the Rally in Copper Pointing to Improving Global Economic Conditions?
Unusual options activity review for Friday, July 23, 2010
The company traded over 55,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 3,167 (note that the stats tab displays 75,000 which includes 20,000 cancelled contracts). The action was an Aug 14/17 strangle purchase and ~14,000 Aug 16 puts which may have been two sided paper.
Put Options In Demand As Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Shares Collapse – Featured Tickers: GAP & KWK