Impressive spread in the SPYders, as shares add 88 cents to $132.88 late-Wednesday. Looks like the Jul 112 – 119 – 126 put butterfly spread is bought at 55 cents, 48800X. This spread is possibly a short-term hedge, as it makes its best profits if SPY falls to $119 through the July expiration, which represents a 10.4 percent decline in the S&P 500 over the next 51 days.

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Tesla Motors (TSLA) gained $1.38 to $28.10 and options volume is approaching 5X the average daily on news the company’s CEO will buy 1.5 million shares and a Daimler affiliate will purchase 644K. The stock buys are part of a follow-on to a secondary offering of common stock. In options action, 16,000 calls and 3,250 puts have traded on the San Carlos, CA electric vehicle maker. June 30 calls are the most actives. Volume is approaching 8,000 and 61 percent traded at the ask. July 28 and June 30 calls are seeing brisk trading as well. Upside call buying has implied vols increasing by about 20 percent to 60.

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AIG is off $1.04 to $28.42 and falling to new 52-week lows today after pricing a public offering at $29 per share. The top options trade so far today is an 11000 contract block of Jun 35 puts at $6.70, which was sold along with stock and probably a closing of deep OTM puts. 49,000 calls and 37,000 puts now traded in AIG.

Powershares Bullish Dollar Fund (UUP) adds 3 cents to $21.75 and one investor pays 15.5 cents per contract for Jun 22 calls, 10000X. Another 15,000-contract block trades at 16 cents, which was also bought. 25,237 contracts now traded and is likely to add to existing interest, which is already 260K and the largest position in the ETF. Shares of the bullish dollar fund have gained 50 cents since May 5, primarily due to weakness in the euro.