Unusual Option Activity

Listed below are options with unusually high intraday volume compared with average intraday volume (calculated as of 1 p.m. EDT). The relative level of activity is expressed in the daily volume ratio, which represents the current intraday volume divided by the average intraday volume for the past month.

As Of 1:00 P.M. EDT Monday, October 6, 2008

Unusual Call Option Activity (intraday) Unusual Put Option Activity (intraday)
Data provided by SchaeffersResearch.com
Ticker
symbol
Call Volume
Average Call Volume
Daily Volume Ratio
DNDN
23,480
2,184
10.8
MRVL
18,216
2,195
8.3
NDX
69,378
12,118
5.7
IMCL
11,896
2,734
4.4
EWZ
25,295
8,108
3.1
MCD
8,276
2,752
3.0
QID
10,209
3,542
2.9
GILD
4,523
1,784
2.5
PFE
12,286
4,936
2.5
DUG
5,739
2,307
2.5
EMC
9,362
3,803
2.5
SDS
5,523
2,259
2.4
OEX
26,955
11,057
2.4
MSFT
48,513
19,923
2.4
MOS
14,819
6,603
2.2
DJX
10,272
4,770
2.2
PM
3,873
1,813
2.1
T
8,667
4,079
2.1
QQQQ
400,669
194,821
2.1
HK
4,390
2,151
2.0