iStar Financial (SFI) loses 33 cents to $5.85 and options volume on the stock is running 9X the daily average after 6,500 puts and only 35 calls traded on the NY based REIT so far today. The top trade is (register to read more …) [...]

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Annaly Capital (NLY) adds 48 cents to $17.27 and implied volatility is easing today. Shares have rebounded sharply from the lows of $14.05 seen Friday morning when fears about US debt default sent the mortgage REIT plummeting in volatile trading (register to read more …) [...]

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Hatteras Financial (HTS) is trading down $1.12 to $26.55, as the mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts get slammed on US debt default fears Friday. Mortgage REITs invest some of their assets in mortgage securities guaranteed by the government agencies. Annaly (register to read more …) [...]

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iStar Financial, a NY based REIT, shares are up 16c to $9.16 and sees notable trade in the July $10/$13 call which trade 10,000x in what looks like a closing sale for a 40c net credit. The strikes each have (register to read more …) [...]

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Walter Investment Management (WAC), a Tampa, FL REIT and asset manager, is trading down $1.81 to $17.47 and implied volatility is up after the company announced plans to buy Green Tree for $1.07 billion. Walter Investment will take on $20 (register to read more …) [...]

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Prologis (PLD), a Denver-based industrial real estate company, is up 32 cents to $15.10 and it looks like an investor trades the March 14 – 16 risk-reversal, 14000X and the Mar 13 – 15 risk-reversal, 14000X, for the July 12 (register to read more …) [...]

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Prologis (PLD) shares are up $1 to $15.70 on reports it is in merger talks with AMB Property (AMB) — Reuters. Shares moved higher in pre-market action and touched a 52-week high of $16.52 in morning trading. A noteworthy options (register to read more …) [...]

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iStar Financial (SFI) adds 23 cents to $5.62 and 2000 July 6 calls were sold at $1.25 each. It was part of an opening buy-write and tied to stock at $5.61 (1.64 over), according to a source on the floor. (register to read more …) [...]

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Prologis shares are up 60c to $13.25 and notable trade out in the Jan.12 $15 calls as a block of 5,900 contracts are sold at the $1.25 bid in an opening sale. On Tuesday the REIT announced it will be (register to read more …) [...]

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Shares of AMB Property are up 40c to $26.60 and a notable trade in the August $25 put as a block of 4,000 is purchased. Today’s total volume is 28x the daily average and nearly equals the entire current put (register to read more …) [...]

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