Vulcan Materials (VMC) is up 4 cents to $44.83 and early options trades on the stock include a multi-exchange sweep of 1,063 Feb 45 puts for $1.80 per contract. 3,070 now traded against 106 in open interest. Data from the (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) loses 7 cents to $5.61 and morning trades on the Mexican cement company include a multi-exchange sweep of 3,913 Apr 3 puts for 16 cents per contract. Data from ISE indicate an opening buyer. 5,215 now traded against (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) adds 2 cents to $8.78 and an investor buys a 5000-contract block of Jul 9 puts at 39 cents each. Looks opening and possibly tied to 173K shares at $8.75. Shares of the Mexican cement company are up (register to read more …) [...]

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Shares of Louisiana Pacific, the TN based building material and construction firm, are flat at $9.10 but the May $10 puts are active for the second day in a row. This morning a block of 5,600 (now total of 7,300) (register to read more …) [...]

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Foster Wheeler (FWLT) touched a new 52-week high today, but is now off 57 cents to $38.09. Meanwhile, in options action, a noteworthy trade is a block of 5,680 Jan12 $45 calls at $3.75 per contract on ISE. It’s an (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex, the Mexico based cement firm, dips 35c to $7.80, a new 52-weeek low following weak housing data. Notable trade as the September $7 put and $8 call each trading 5,000 contracts in what appears to be a bearish risk/reversal (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) loses 2 pennies to $9.50 and options volume is 3X the average daily, driven by a Jan $9 – $10 strangle, sold at $1.80, 6200X on PHLX. Looks like an opening position and a bet that shares of (register to read more …) [...]

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Louisiana Pacific sees notable trade as 10,000 of the June $10 calls trade at 85c looks tied to block of 290k shares at $9.82 in possible volatility play. Shares had a good run during April gaining some 30% to high (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) is down 17 cents to $10.36 and one player sells 24K May 10 puts at 36 cents each. It likely offsets a position opened on April 22 (premium story) when 25K were bought at 27 cents. Shares (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) is off 24 cents to $10.57 and 19K calls traded on the Mexican cement company so far. The focus is on the October 11 calls. 15000 contracts traded and much of the activity has been on the ISE, (register to read more …) [...]

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