Markets closed up on Wall Street today:?Dow?+1.02%,S&P?+0.76%,?Nasdaq?+0.41%,?Oil +3.19%,?Gold?+1.89%.

The VIX closed at 17.58, down 4.56%.

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

Stories

IB Options Brief: AOL, Inc. (AOL), Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) & Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP),?Unusual Options Activity Update: HCA, XLE, ESRX, VVUS, DECK, MU,?Futures Roundup,?Options Insider Radio 109 with Larry Aronwitz,??A Person?s a Person, No Matter How Small?,?Fixing the Funky Euro,?Collaring Up QUALCOMM (QCOM),?Calls Active as Express Scripts Dives (ESRX)?and?Upside Sold on Unilever (UL)

An Election Guide for Wall Street From New York Times

Wall Street Reformers Unwittingly Turn Derivates Market Over To Robots From Huffington Post

Demand for Options to Hedge Against Treasury-Yield Drop Surges From Bloomberg

Option Bulls Circle as Transocean Soars From Minyanville

An Election Play on Schlumberger From CNBC

Volatility the Likely Outcome of Elections From Barron’s

The Presidential Election And VIX Behavior From Seeking Alpha