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High Dosage of Put Volume Hits Medco Health Solutions Inc.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:00 GMT

Option players have flocked to Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) in force today, sending volume surging to 11 times the health care concern's average...(Read More)

Nike Inc.'s Implieds March Higher Ahead of Earnings

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:31:00 GMT

Nike Inc. (NKE) has seen its implied volatility spike sharply higher in recent weeks...(Read More)

GameStop Buyout Rumors Spark Flood of Call Volume

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:00 GMT

GameStop Corp. (GME) has soared nearly 5% so far today, as traders react to rumors that the company might be a takeover target...(Read More)

Option Players Drive Call Volume Up on Deere & Company

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:53:00 GMT

Deere & Company (DE) has had a surge in call activity today, with volume soaring to 8,501 -- nearly double the equity's expected call volume.The day's most popular strike has been the March 60 call, which has seen volume of 4,360...(Read More)

Bears Climb Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:03:00 GMT

Option activity ramped up on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Wednesday, with put volume soaring to nearly double the cruise concern's daily average...(Read More)

Put Traders Flock to Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) Despite Upgrade

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:00 GMT

The shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) are up nearly 4% this morning, tagging a fresh 52-week high after the stock was upgraded at UBS to "buy" from "neutral." The brokerage firm also lifted its price target to %2442 from %2431, saying it doesn't believe the market is fully valuing strong fundamentals for the business as well as share repurchase programs...(Read More)

Traders Prefer Calls on Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) Despite Downgrade

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:00 GMT

Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) was smacked this morning with a downgrade from "market perform" to "underperform" by FBR Capital Markets' analyst Stephen Chick...(Read More)

Call Trading Shoots Higher on CA Inc. (CA)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT

After the close on Wednesday, CA Inc. (CA) said it would pay %24350 million in cash to acquire privately held Nimsoft Inc...(Read More)

Pessimism Blankets United Technologies Corp. (UTX) as Traders Load Up on Puts

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:13:00 GMT

United Technologies Corp. (UTX) announced after the close on Wednesday that its board authorized buying back up to 60 million shares of the company's common stock...(Read More)

Call Trading Jumps on Gymboree Corp. (GYMB) Ahead of Earnings

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:00 GMT

After the close on Wednesday, Gymboree Corp. (GYMB) announced that its fourth-quarter profit rose to %2433.2 million, or %241.11 a share, from %2429.5 million, or %241 a share, in the year-ago period...(Read More)

Puts Mount on KB Home

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:44:00 GMT

KB Home (KBH) has seen a surplus of option activity today, with put volume skyrocketing to five times the construction concern's norm...(Read More)

Kinetic Concepts Inc. Calls Popular Following Favorable Patent Ruling

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:00 GMT

Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) has drawn considerable options activity today, with volume soaring to more than 13 times the equity's daily average...(Read More)

Put Players Bombard Juniper Networks, Inc.'s Back-Month Series

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:17:00 GMT

Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR) is hitting new highs today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), extending its uptrend...(Read More)

Option Traders Forecast Post-Earnings Slide for Focus Media Holding (FMCN)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:40:00 GMT

Focus Media Holding Limited (FMCN) is expected to confess its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Tuesday, March 16, according to Thomson Reuters...(Read More)

Call Buyers Bet on New Highs for OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (OVTI)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Call traders centered on OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (OVTI) on Tuesday, as the shares continued their journey toward annual-high territory...(Read More)

Back-Month Put Sellers Swarm MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (WFR)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:02:00 GMT

By the closing bell yesterday, MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (WFR) had seen roughly 3,100 puts change hands, more than doubling its average single-session volume of about 1,400 contracts...(Read More)

Coach, Inc. Bags Heavy Call Volume

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:00 GMT

Option activity on Coach, Inc. (COH) surged Tuesday, with volume of 10,000 contracts crossing the tape...(Read More)

Option Customers Flock to The Kroger Co. Post-Earnings

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:19:00 GMT

On Tuesday, The Kroger Co. (KR) took its turn at the earnings confessional, disclosing its fourth-quarter results...(Read More)

Call Traders Jump on Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:09:00 GMT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) was the center of some brisk call options trading on Tuesday, as more than 7,700 call contracts changed hands...(Read More)

Put Trading Soars on Windstream (WIN)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:50:00 GMT

Windstream (WIN) was the focus of some heavy put trading on Tuesday, as more than 7,400 put contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)

A Jump in American International Group (AIG) Attracts Call Players

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:49:00 GMT

American International Group (AIG) was the center of some brisk options trading on Tuesday, as more than 321,000 contracts changed hands...(Read More)

Upgrade Attracts Call Buyers to Yum! Brands, Inc.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:18:00 GMT

This morning, analysts at UBS raised their rating on of Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) from "neutral" to "buy." Since the upgrade, option activity on YUM has soared to triple the stock's daily average, with 16,000 contracts changing hands so far today.Specifically, call activity on YUM has spiked to eight times the daily average, with 9,505 calls traded...(Read More)

The Allstate Corp. Sees Heavy Call Volume Ahead of Ex-Dividend Date

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:54:00 GMT

The Allstate Corp. (ALL) has attracted quite a bit of attention from options traders this afternoon...(Read More)

Call Volume Amplifies on AT&T Inc.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:41:00 GMT

Option activity has been abuzz on AT&T Inc. (T) today, with the communications concern seeing three times its average daily volume...(Read More)

GT Solar International (SOLR) Garners Bearish Attention in the Options Pits

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:03:00 GMT

GT Solar International, Inc. (SOLR) succumbed to selling pressure on Monday, thanks to sector woes induced by fellow solar concern Yingli Green Energy (YGE)...(Read More)