Markets closed mixed on Wall Street today:?Dow?+0.63%,S&P?+0.14%,?Nasdaq?-0.76%,?Oil?-0.03%,?Gold?+0.01%.
The VIX closed at 16.46, down 3.86%.
Here’s today’s most active equity options and strikes.
Stories
CFE Total VIX Futures Volume Reaches All-Time High In November,?How Far is Too Far?,??Selling Puts in Western Digital, Corp.(WDC),?Buying Calls in Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA),?Midday Unusual Options Activity Update: WY, FCX, MMR, APC, DG, PBI, WDC,?IB Options Brief: Bank of America Corp. (BAC), WhiteWave Foods Co. (WWAV) & Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD),?Options Bootcamp 12: Weekly Options
A Tasty Cocktail for Investors From Barron’s
Traditional Options Exchanges Hold Off Newer Rivals From Traders Magazine
2 More Officials Plan to Leave the S.E.C. From New York Times
Cheap volatility, but big potential in China From MarketWatch
How Did Wall Street Do on Sandy? From Wall Street Journal
CFTC Says Broker Tried to Manipulate Wheat Futures Prices From Bloomberg
Options Wrap: A Look at Patterson and Qihoo From Minyanville
Options Traders Pile On After Apple Decline From Wall Street Journal