Options action is heating up in Electronic Arts (ERTS) ahead of earnings. There seems to be some optimism building. Shares are up 41 cents to $17.67 and call volume is outpacing put activity by almost three-to-one. More than 12K calls and 4790 puts changed hands so far. Feb 19 calls are the most actives and zero percent of today’s 7000+ contracts are on the bid (33% Mid / 66% Ask). Implied volatility is up about 7 percent to 52 and a skew between Feb (52.6 percent) and Mar (43 percent) hints at a possible earnings gap move of about $1.06, or 6 percent, when ERTS reports after the closing bell.