Unusual Options Activity Review: DOW, M, NOK, RSH, CF, CHK, AUXL, HOV, .VIX, EFA 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am

Monday’s Bullish Trading Dow Chemical (DOW) continues to see higher call volumes. Approximately 31,000 calls and 9,500 puts traded on the stock Thursday. 55,000 calls and 15,000 puts changed hands Fri...

Ag Prices On the Rise with Dry, Hot Weather 27 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am

Lost in the market news of mergers and trading glitches is rising ag prices, notably corn and soybeant futures. Thanks to the dry, hot Midwestern weather, on Monday corn futures climbed to $5 a bushe...

Puts Trade in TBF 27 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am

Shares of the ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) are down .08 to 32.81.  TBF is near the top of the 52-week range. Today paper traded 500 TBF Dec 28 puts for .10.  The ADV is 464.  The OI is...

Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – ONXX, FB, AAPL 27 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am

Large Buy-Writes Go Up in FB 27 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am

Shares of Facebook Inc. (FB) are up .94 to 41.49.  FB is making a 52-week high today. Today paper traded the FB Jan 2014 37put/50 call combo for .52 9,750 times. The ADV is 268,000.  The OI is 17,000...

Call Spreads Trade in RSH 27 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am

Shares of Radio Shack Corp. (RSH) are up .20 to 3.23.  RSH is trading in the middle of the 52-week range. Today paper traded the RSH Oct 3/Jan 2014 4 call spread for .08 5,000 times. The ADV is 6,208...

Calls Trade in EEM 27 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am

Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) are down .17 to 43.60.  EWZ is at the bottom of the 52 week range. Today paper traded 30,000 EWZ Sep 45 calls for .65. The ADV is 78,080.  The OI is 77,960. ...

Midday Unusual Options Activity Update: AUXL, AMGN, RSH, SWY, CHRW, BIG, EXPR 26 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm

Implied Volatility Mover Implied volatility in the options on Auxillium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL) is moving higher amid increasing options activity in the biotech Monday. The stock is up 14 cents to $18....

BATS Global Markets, Direct Edge to Merge 26 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm

On Monday, BATS Global Market (BATS) announced that it had agreed to merge with Direct Edge Holdings LLC (Direct Edge). Financial details had not been disclosed about the deal but it is expected to c...

Will The BATS-Direct Edge Merger Raise Stakes For Rival Exchanges? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm

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