Hudson City Bancorp Inc (HCBK) $13.94 +0.94%
Hudson City Bankcorp (HCBK, news, chart, volatility) is seeing unusual order flow. Shares of the Paramus, NJ savings and loan are up 20 cents to $14.01 and options volume is running at three times the normal levels. 4,600 calls and 570 puts traded. Volume is focused on the July 17.5 calls and looks like speculative call buying, as 91 percent of today’s 3,180 contracts traded offer-side.
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