3PAR (PAR) is up 70 cents to $26.79 and options volume is running 21X the average daily on speculation DELL might make a counter-bid for the storage device maker. H-P made a move to buy the company yesterday at a (register to read more …) [...]

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Monster Worldwide, the online job posting site, is down 30c to $10.30 a new 52-week low and option volume is 23x the daily average driven by in the September $10 puts in which block of 9,800 (total 11,000 contracts) have (register to read more …) [...]

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Veeco Instruments, a NY based LED manufacturer, shares are up 30c to $31.60 and option volume is 2x the daily average driven buy a small flurry of call buying in the September $39 strike. A total of 1,109 contracts have (register to read more …) [...]

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Tyco shares are flat at $38.50 and notable activity in the August $37 calls as two blocks of 3,850 contracts trade (total of 8,000) trade $1.75-$1.76 in what looks like sale that possibly closes a position opened on 7/28 prior (register to read more …) [...]

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Deere shares are up $2.10 to $66.60, a new 52-week high and option volume is 3x the daily average driven a Sep. 65 – 67.5 strangle, which traded 3,710 contracts on ISE at $5.09. ISEE sentiment data indicate that both (register to read more …) [...]

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Option volume in banking technology firm Fidelity National averaged just a few hundred contracts per day through April but saw dramatic growth in early May, to 15,000 contracts daily as total open interest grew 10-fold to nearly 200,000 contracts. Today’s (register to read more …) [...]

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Shares of Rubicon, a maker of LED parts and products, are off $1.70 to 430.10 and option volume is 6x the daily average as the March $30 calls trade 1,538 and the March $40 calls trade 3,130 contracts in an (register to read more …) [...]

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Looks like some players are bracing for possible volatility in GE. One player bought 10K Sep 14 puts at 89 cents each on AMEX this morning. It was tied to shares at $14, according to a source on the floor. (register to read more …) [...]

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GE options volume is running 2X the average daily, with 234K contracts traded. The volume is almost evenly split down both sides of the options chain. It includes noteworthy activity in the January 2012 contracts after an investor sold that (register to read more …) [...]

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LDK Solar (LDK) is up 18 cents to $5.35 and options volume is 3X the average daily, driven by apparent buyers of Jan 2.5 puts. 6,277 traded, including a block of 5280 at 50 cents when the bid-ask was 41 (register to read more …) [...]

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