Markets closed up on Wall Street today:?Dow?+0.11%,S&P?+0.07%,?Nasdaq?+0.30%,?Oil?-0.29%,?Gold?+0.50%.
The VIX closed at 16.05, up 0.94%.
Here’s today’s most active equity options and strikes.
Stories
Closing Call Selling in iShares MSCI Japan Fund (EWJ),?Option Combinations Trading in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM),?Midday Unusual Options Activity Update: DMND, MRO, PSX, EK, IR, ADM,?Volatility Views 72: Closing the Book on Black Swans,?IB Options Brief: Diamond Foods, Inc. (DMND), Ingersoll-Rand PLC (IR) & Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW),?Higher Time Frames, Higher Probability
Special Dividends Can Create Special Problems From Barron’s
Option Traders Buck Icahn Rumors; Go Bearish on H-P From Wall Street Journal
Play Apple Volatility With A Unique Weekly Options Strategy From Seeking Alpha
Insiders Opting In From Minyanville
Funds Shed Gold Positions, Bolster PGM Futures, Options – CFTC From Kitco
Futures lobby group hires FSA?s top commodities regulator From Financial News
For Next SEC Chief, Why Not an Investor? From Wall Street Journal