Yongye International (YONG) loses 34 cents to $4.60 and 2,700 puts traded in the Chinese, ag chemical maker. May 4 puts are the most actives. 960 traded (93 percent ask). Similar action in April 5, May 6 and July 4 (register to read more …) [...]

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Mosaic (MOS) is up 66 cents to $79.51 and options order flow is turning bullish ahead of earnings. June 85 and 100 calls are the most actives, with more than 4,000 traded in both contracts. The top trades surfaced early (register to read more …) [...]

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China Agritech (CAGC) saw a big spike in implied volatility, as shares sank 19.2 percent and touched new 52-week lows Wednesday. 15,000 puts and 5,760 calls traded in the name. Implied volatility surged nearly 70 percent to a new 52-week (register to read more …) [...]

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Dow Chemical (DOW) touches a new 52-week high of $37.50 and is up 17 cents to $36.81, post-earnings. While Feb 36 puts, Feb 36 calls and Feb 37 calls are the most actives, the top trades are Jun 34 – (register to read more …) [...]

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Mosaic (MOS) adds $1.20 to $77.34 as the grains rally today on a bullish USDA crop report. Options action is heating up as well. With 5,224 Mar 85 calls traded in Mosaic so far. Jan 80, Feb 80 and Feb (register to read more …) [...]

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Potash shares are up 30c to $141 and notable trade occurred in the November puts as the $130/$135/$140 strikes have trade in what appears to be an opening butterfly; the wings bought 4,500x while the $135 body\’ sold 9,000x for (register to read more …) [...]

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Potash (POT) is off $4.23 to $141.27 and options are actively traded after Canadian regulators blocked BHP’s bid for the fertilizer maker. Shares sank on the news late yesterday. Today, 135K calls and 100K puts traded in Potash so far. (register to read more …) [...]

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The top options trade so far today is in Monsanto (MON). Shares added $2.85 to $60 and a block of 9,500 Jan 2012 $80 calls traded at $2.97 per contract on ISE. It’s an opening customer buyer, according to ISEE (register to read more …) [...]

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Potash (POT) loses 59 cents to $140.79 and options are busy today after Globe and Mail reported that the company’s CEO called BHP’s hostile $130 per share bid for the conpany as a “non-starter.” Potash’s Chief Executive said the value (register to read more …) [...]

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Monsanto (MON), which had suffered a three-day 31.4 percent slide prior to today, is down another 46 cents to $47.54. Shares faced a bit off selling pressure about 40 minutes ago, falling to $47.17, on a (register to read more …) [...]

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