Electronic Arts (ERTS) adds $1.37 to $22.20 and 15,877 Jan13 $30 calls are bought on the video game-maker for $1.71 per contract. It’s possibly closing. The contract is 35.1 percent OTM and 16,308 contracts traded against 21,760 in open interest. (register to read more …) [...]

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TIVO is notching new session highs amid active trading in call options on the stock and higher implied volatility today. Shares are up 78 cents to $10.77 and 15,000 calls/3,535 puts traded on the stock, which is 4.5X the daily (register to read more …) [...]

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Coach (COH) loses $2.13 to $51.87 and options volume is running 2X the daily average, being led by a bearish three-way. The strategist sold 1200 Nov 57.5 calls to buy the Nov 50 – 43 put spread, 1200X. 30 cents (register to read more …) [...]

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Eastman Kodak (EK), the 131-year old camera company and once a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is reeling Friday afternoon after Bloomberg reported the company is exploring options — including bankruptcy. EK was recently down $1.12 to just (register to read more …) [...]

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Eastman Kodak (EK) loses 24 percent to $1.81 on reports the company tapped a $160 million line of credit. The move might have raised concerns about Kodak’s working capital needs. While shares tumbled on the news, one player bought 20,000 (register to read more …) [...]

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Star Scientific (CIGX) is down $1.14 to $1.86 and options on the stock are busy today after a court ruled against the company in a patent dispute. Shares are reeling and today’s options volume of 40,000 calls and 32,000 puts (register to read more …) [...]

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Altria (MO) loses 46 cents to $26.01 and 17,036 Oct 26 puts traded on the tobacco company. 76 percent traded at the Ask and open interest is 214 contracts. The Oct 26 put on MO is at-the-money with a delta (register to read more …) [...]

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Eastman Kodak (EK) is up 48 cents to $2.62 and rallying today after Bloomberg wrote an article highlighting the value of Kodak’s patents. In options action, 15000 Jan 2 puts traded on EK at 40 cents per contract on ISE. (register to read more …) [...]

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Skechers (SKX) adds 4 cents to $14.53 and morning options trades on the Manhattan Beach, CA footwear maker include a multi-exchange sweep of 1282 Oct 15 calls at $1.05 when the market was 95 cents to $1.05. 2,000 now traded (register to read more …) [...]

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Eastman Kodak (EK) shares are setting new 52-week lows and implied volatility in Kodak options continues to climb higher. Shares are down 23 cents to $2.29. Options volume is 81,000 puts and 19,000 calls. Sep 2 puts, which are 12.7 (register to read more …) [...]

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