General Mills Inc (GIS) $40.63 -0.10%
15,000 calls and 3,225 puts traded in General Mills (GIS) today, which is 3.5X the daily average. The stock ain’t doin much — down 3 cents to $40.64 on volume of 2.1 million shares. Typical volume is about 3.3 million. Meanwhile, the top options trade is a 6950-conttract block of Jul 46 calls for 17 cents when the market was 8 to 18 cents. Looks opening. A 1,000-lot of Jan13 45 calls was marked a buy-write. Beyond that, the flow has been in smaller lots. July 45, Jan13 30 puts, and Jan13 40 calls are among the most actives. Implied volatility is down 1 percent to only 11.5, with no recent headlines on the stock. Earnings expected late-Feb, early-March.
Category: All Stocks, Food & Beverage, Large Cap Stocks
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