Media
Pandora (P) Options Are Rockin Ahead of Earnings
Pandora (P) is notching new 52-week highs and implied volatility in the options on the Internet radio company is elevated ahead of earnings. The stock is up 45 cents to $16.93 in brisk trading of 6 million shares. Meanwhile, about 45,000 calls and 7,200 puts traded on the stock so far. June 21 calls, which [...]
Sirius XM (SIRI) Put Buyer
Serious put purchase in SIRI as an investor just bought 41,000 Jun 3.5 puts on the satellite radio operator for 14 cents per contract. The position is opening and not tied to stock. Shares are down 4 cents to $3.50 and more than 50K of these at-the-money puts traded against 3,755 in open interest. No [...]
DISH Network Corporation (DISH) $39.11 +1.72%
Dish Networks (DISH) adds 55 cents to $39, new 52-week, highs and it looks like May 36 calls on the stock are being bought-to-open. Recent trades include a sweep of 1559 contracts across multiple exchanges for $3.80 when the market was $3.60 to $3.80. 3,559 now traded against 288 in open interest.
Gannett Co Inc (GCI) $21.19 +0.62%
Gannett (GCI) adds 16 cents to $21.22 and as a sweep of 1,600 May 20 puts traded on the McLean, VA publishing company for 65 cents per contract across muliple exchanges and then 2,335 printed for 65 cents on CBOE. 4,000 now traded against 1,241 in open interest. Implied volatility in GCI is up 9 [...]
Youku Tudou Inc (YOKU) $16.92 -2.70%
Youku (YOKU) hit a morning high of $17.50, but is now down 48 cents to $16.91 in active trading of 1.3 million shares. Options volume on the Chinese Internet television company is running 2X the daily average. 3,220 calls and 280 puts so far. Players are showing interest in Apr 18, Apr 19, May 19 [...]
Viacom Inc (VIAB) $65.02 -2.23%
Viacom (VIAB) drops $1.42 to $65.08 and players in the options market are nibbling at May 70 calls on the stock Monday morning. 11,395 contracts traded against 337 in open interest. Several small lots printed early for 65, 67 and 70 cents, before a 8586-lot printed for 70 cents per contract on CBOE. The market [...]
Cablevision Systems Corp (CVC) $14.39 -0.83%
Cablevision Systems (CVC) drops 11 cents to $14.40 and 4000 Jan 20 calls are bought on the stock for 30 cents each. 4200 traded on the day and likely adds to 4000 opened yesterday for 30 cents. Separately, a 1500-lot of Sep 16 calls is bought-to-open on the Bethpage, NY cable TV company. 2,075 traded [...]
News Corp New (NWSA) $31.11 -0.19%
News Corp (NWSA) loses 13 cents to $31.04 and early trades on the media company include a sweep of 4,000 Jul 32 calls for $1.25 per contract when the market was $1.15 to $1.25. It might add to positions opened yesterday, which created 9,900 contracts of new open interest. 11,100 Jul 32 calls traded on [...]
Liberty Interactive Corporation (LINTA) $21.04 +1.15%
Liberty Interactive (LINTA) adds 20 cents to $21 and Jan 22 calls on the Englewood, CO mail order and catalog company are busy today. Small lots printed for $1.45 and $1.50 this morning, before an investor bought 7600 contracts for $1.50 each. 10,617 now traded against 35 in open interest. The stock is up 6.7 [...]
CBS Corp (CBS) $45.75 -2.01%
CBS drops 83 cents to $45.86 in active trading of 6.1 million shares and puts on the media company are seeing a flurry of activity Monday. 19,000 contracts traded, compared to 6,450 call options. The flow is scattered across April 45, April 46, Apr 47, May 44 and May 45 puts, lifting 30-day ATM implied [...]
