American Superconductor Corp (AMSC) $4.02 +2.03%
American Superconductor (AMSC) adds 6 cents to $4 and options on on the stock are seeing some interest today. 1,530 calls and 60 puts so far. Typical daily volume is less than 400 contracts. June 5 calls are the most actives. More than 1,000 traded and The top trade is a 324-lot for a nickel. July 5 calls are seeing interest as well, with 266 traded. 30-day ATM Vols have eased 2 percent to 72.5 after the company announced it has bought exclusive rights to a high temp superconductor patent. However, the interest in deep OTM calls might be a play on earnings, due out tomorrow morning. Short interest might also be driving the flow. AMSC has a relatively high short to float ratio of 31.7 percent.
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