Yesterday, shares of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) were trading up .59 to 20.31.? AMTD is trading $1 off of the 52-week high.

Paper traded the AMTD Jan 2014 26.5 call for 27.5 28,996 times in two big blocks.?? Average volume is 5,289 contracts per day.? Open interest is 85 contracts.

The trades went up on split prices nearer to the offer which makes me think paper is buying.? The IV is up 1 point in Jan 2014.? The call are .30 bid after which usually indicates the trade was a buy subsequently.

30-day implied volatility is 30%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 22%.? 30-day implied volatility is trading above the 10-day historical volatility.

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