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Windstream Corp. Implieds Spike Following FCC Announcement

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:22:00 GMT

Telecommunications specialist Windstream Corp. (WIN) has seen its implied volatility spike sharply higher in recent weeks...(Read More)

Calls Mount on UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:22:00 GMT

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) has seen a surge in option activity today, with volume of 80,000 contracts crossing the tape...(Read More)

KongZhong Corporation (KONG) At-the-Money Activity Spikes Ahead of Earnings

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:43:00 GMT

KongZhong Corporation (KONG) is slated to confess its fourth-quarter figures after the closing bell today, according to Thomson Reuters...(Read More)

Tidal Wave of Puts Hits Carnival Corporation

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:41:00 GMT

Put players have stormed Carnival Corporation (CCL) today, with the equity seeing 22 times its expected daily put volume...(Read More)

Option Players Buzzing at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:36:00 GMT

Option activity percolated on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) Monday, with call volume surging to 7,397 -- double the coffee concern's expected average.The April 90 call saw the highest volume, with 1,851 contracts crossing the tape on open interest of 1,451...(Read More)

Spread Trader Anticipates Subdued Price Action for American Express Company (AXP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:00 GMT

American Express Company (AXP) inched lower on Monday, after monthly credit-card data indicated that losses from sour loans remained high among lenders...(Read More)

RINO International Corporation (RINO) Call Volume Accelerates Ahead of Expiration

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:52:00 GMT

Call activity accelerated on Chinese environmental issue RINO International Corporation (RINO) on Monday, with single-session volume more than doubling the norm...(Read More)

FedEx Corporation Sees Pre-Earnings Surge in Option Activity

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:26:00 GMT

FedEx Corporation (FDX) is scheduled to release third-quarter earnings this Thursday, with analysts expecting profits of 72 cents per share...(Read More)

Call Trading Picks Up on Dow Chemical (DOW) as It Battles Resistance

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:20:00 GMT

Dow Chemical (DOW) was the focus of some brisk options trading yesterday, as more than 35,700 contracts changed hands...(Read More)

Optimism Rises Toward MetLife (MET) as Traders Grab Up Calls

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:10:00 GMT

Options traders flocked to the shares of MetLife (MET) on Monday, as more than 44,800 contracts crossed the take...(Read More)

Call Trading Increases on Mannkind (MNKD)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:02:00 GMT

Mannkind (MNKD) was the center of some brisk options trading on Monday, as more than 95,700 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)

Front-Month Puts Pop on Kraft Foods Inc.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:43:00 GMT

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) has seen a surge of put activity today, as option players rush to place their bets on the soon-to-expire March series...(Read More)

Wal-Mart Stores Calls Gain Popularity After Citigroup Upgrade

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:26:00 GMT

Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) shares have vaulted nearly 3% higher today, after Citigroup upgraded the equity...(Read More)

Eastman Kodak Option Volume Swells as Shares Break Out of Trading Range

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:53:00 GMT

Eastman Kodak Company (EK) shares are up nearly 4% so far today, as the stock makes a break for higher ground following a nearly month-long consolidation below %246 per share...(Read More)

Puts Pick Up on Adobe Systems Incorporated

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:36:00 GMT

Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE) saw a spike in put activity Friday, with volume soaring to 3,469, well above the equity's expected put volume of 2,493...(Read More)

KLA Tencor (KLAC) Downgrade Draws Front-Month Put Activity

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:01:00 GMT

KLA Tencor (KLAC) was downgraded from "perform" to "underperform" at Oppenheimer this morning, pressuring the shares more than 5% lower and sparking a flood of front-month put activity...(Read More)

Front-Month Calls Climb on The Hershey Company

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:56:00 GMT

On Friday, The Hershey Company (HSY) hit a new 52-week high on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), prompting option players to charge the chocolatier in triple their expected volume...(Read More)

Put Traders Predict Short-Term Pullback for SunPower Corporation (SPWRA)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:41:00 GMT

Put players are betting on a short-term pullback for SunPower Corporation (SPWRA), as indicated by Friday's surge in single-session put activity...(Read More)

eBay Inc. (EBAY) Attracts Out-of-the-Money Call Buyers Amid String of New Highs

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:22:00 GMT

The shares of eBay Inc. (EBAY) tagged a fresh 52-week high on Friday, sparking a slew of call activity on the online auctioneer...(Read More)

Put Trading Jumps on Consol Energy Inc. (CNX) Ahead of Acquisition News

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:29:00 GMT

Consol Energy Inc. (CNX) announced this morning that it'll pay %243.48 billion in cash to buy the Appalachian exploration and production business of Dominion Resources (D)...(Read More)

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Sees Shift in Options Trading to Calls

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:03:00 GMT

Traders flocked to options on Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) on Friday, as more than 76,800 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)

Call Trading Skyrockets on General Electric (GE)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:54:00 GMT

General Electric (GE) was the center of some brisk options trading on Friday, as more than 313,400 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)

E-Trade Financial Corp. Trader Opens Large Short-Call Position

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:41:00 GMT

E-Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC) has seen option volume explode on the shares this afternoon...(Read More)

IMAX Corp. Puts Popular as Post-Earnings Rally Fades

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:46:00 GMT

Put traders took a rather keen interest in IMAX Corp. (IMAX) yesterday. So much so, in fact, that the activity has landed IMAX in today's Daily Schaeffer's Open Interest Ratio (SOIR) Changes filter...(Read More)

Peer's Upbeat Outlook Drives Call Activity on Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:06:00 GMT

Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) has been a popular target among call traders today, thanks to the halo lift provided by sector peer Potash Corp...(Read More)