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RealNetworks (RNWK, news, chart) options volume is running seven times the normal after Verizon (VZ) introduced the Rhapsody subscription music service on several handsets. The service lets users download as much music as they (register to read more …)
Ford Motor (F) is seeing double its normal trading volume on active buying of Ford Motor July call options. A total of 16,200 July 5 calls traded, compared to open interest of 9,285. Eighty percent of that volume is trading (register to read more …)
Question? How can you offset the risk of falling volatility when buying protective puts with the VIX above 30? Answer. VX Futures. Read the full story, written by WhatTrading.com’s Fred Ruffy, in the Options Strategy section of the latest (register to read more …)
Mattel (MAT, news, chart) is seeing active call buying Monday for some unexplained reason. Total volume is running 8 times the usual, with 13,000 calls and 1,186 puts trading on the day. Most of (register to read more …)
Redwood Trust (RWT, news, chart) implied volatility is elevated as the stock sinks $3.46 to $23.24. There is no company specific news today. Redwood Trust was established in 1994 and invests in residential real (register to read more …)
Shares of Lehman (LEH, news, chart) sold off beginning about 13:15 Eastern time. The stock traded down to $19.81, breaking its March lows and falling to its worst levels since June 2000. There was (register to read more …)
Bullish sentiment is building in ValueClick (VCLK, news, chart) despite a decline in the share price. VCLK is down 13 cents to $15.11 and 5,600 call options have traded, or roughly ten times the (register to read more …)
Strategy Alert! Shares of Gilead Sciences (GILD, news, chart) are trading up 46 cents to $53.32 and at least one player in the options market appears to be playing the stock for some heightened (register to read more …)
International Game Technology (IGT, news, chart) is near $25.50 today, and despite occasional takeover chatter in the name, the option flow suggests a trader comfortable selling a sizeable block of at-the-money six month Calls (register to read more …)
Micron Technology (MU, news, chart) short-term puts are active as the stock falls for a third consecutive trading session. The stock lost ground on Friday following the chipmaker’s disappointing earnings results. MU is down (register to read more …)
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