Markets closed up on Wall Street today:?Dow?+0.04%,S&P?+0.42%,?Nasdaq?+0.09%,?Oil?-0.23%,?Gold?-0.11%.

The VIX closed at 15.07, down 0.99%.

Here’s today’s most active equity options and strikes.

Stories

This Is What a Hedged Market Looks Like,?Midday Unusual Options Activity Update: VIX, IBM, IP, CLWR, ABT, NCR, DOW,?Volatility Events, Predictions and a Piece of Cake,?Implied Volatility Movers: 10/17,?Calls Active as Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Pops?(GMCR),?Is Focus Media Set To Crack? (FMCN)

Picking Up AT&T Shares at a Discount From Barron’s

SEC proposes capital rules for derivatives traders From Bloomberg

Ratio of VIX to Realized Volatility Higher Than Any Year Since 1996 From ETF Daily News

Another stock crash like 1987?s is inevitable From MarketWatch

For Some Investors, a Glass-Half-Empty Wager From Wall Street Journal

CME Buys Kansas City Wheat Exchange From Wall Street Journal