Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) options are busy Thurday. Visa is up $1.88 to $65.39 and options volume is running 3X the usual after the co. reported quarterly earnings of 73 cents per share on $1.65 bln in revenues. Analysts were expecting 64 cents on $1.61 bln. Mastercard, which follows with earnings tomorrow (before market), is up $3.79 to $182 and hit 7-month highs today. Options volume is running 2X the usual, with May calls with strike prices from 180 to 220 seeing active trading. Implied volatility is up to 56 from 54 the day before.