5000 AKS Jan 2017 5.5 calls went up on the AMEX marked price variation.?

AKS

Shares of AK Steel Holdings Corp (AKS) are up .18 to 4.95 today. AKS is near the upper end the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 5000 AKS Jan 2017 5.5 calls for .86. ??
  • The ADV is 10864 contracts.? ?
  • The open interest is 3529.

The volume went up on the AMEX marked price variation.? Total volume was much higher, just over 11k as of this writing.? Block trades lifted the offer both times with the Price Variation tag but no stock of size went up with the options.

  • IV 30 is trading for 85%.?
  • HV10 is trading for 40%.?
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is an integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel and, together with AK Holding, the Company).