Objective Real Time Market Intelligence
Per OCC procedures, the 273 following Issues will list January 2011 Leaps on Monday 9/15.
AA, AAPL, ABX, ACI, ACOR, ADBE, ADSK, AET, AGN, AGO, AGU, ALL, AMAT, AMD, AMGN, AMLN, AMSC, AMT, AMZN, AN, AOB, APA, ARO, ASH, ATI, AU, (register to read more …)
The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX), which often subsides when the equities move higher, closed with a big gain Friday. The rally in the VIX comes despite a third consecutive advance for the S&P 500 (.SPX). The S&P 500 added 2.65 (register to read more …)
Valueclick (VCLK, news, chart, volatility) calls are active on renewed takeover chatter. The stock is up 49 cents to $11.28 and 8,500 VCLK calls have traded, compared to just 236 puts. The September (register to read more …)
Shares of General Motors (GM, news, chart, volatility) and Ford (F) have been strong and options active, as GM CEO Wagoner prepares to lobby Congress for $25 (register to read more …)
Marriott (MAR, news, chart, volatility) calls are active Friday. Shares are down 20 cents to $28.98 and volume in the options market is running 8 times the usual. 12,000 MAR calls and 3,425 (register to read more …)
Some pundits hopeful for a YearEnd Equity Market Rally
Shares of General Electric (GE, news, chart, volatility) are down $1.45, or 5.2 percent, to $26.71. AP is reporting that the stock slide was triggered by worries over a credit card unit sale. (register to read more …)
Washington Mutual (WM, news, chart, volatility) shares saw a spike to session highs of $3.10 roughly 20 minutes ago. The move coincided with an American Banker report that JP (register to read more …)
Followup, at 1:17pm a large put buyer swept nearly 6000 10 strike Puts in Sep and Jan-09 simultaneously. Stock instantly dropped from 12.50 to 12.10.
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