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Fidelity National Information Services Inc (FIS) $28.64 -0.03%

hschwartz — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10:27 +0000

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 ...) [...]

Oracle Corp (ORCL) $23.59 -0.46%

fredruffy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:47:10 +0000

Oracle (ORCL) shares fell late Thursday and are down 26 cents to $23.44 this morning on news the company is being sued by the Department of Justice for alleged software contract fraud. The news triggered a flurry of activity in (register to read more ...) [...]

Citigroup Inc (C) $4.11 +0.37%

fredruffy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:14 +0000

The top two options trades so far today are in Citi (C) after a strategist sold 22,429 Jan2012 puts at the 4 line to buy 23,000 Jan12 calls at the 7.5 strike. They collected a 61-cent credit (as if one-to-one) (register to read more ...) [...]

Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) $70.24 +3.30%

fredruffy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:34:22 +0000

Genzyme (GENZ) is up $2.25 to $70.25 after the Wall Street Journal reported late yesterday that Sanofi (SNY) is “increasingly likely” to take a formal buyout offer to Genzyme’s board. Then, CNBC reported this morning that SNY is likely to (register to read more ...) [...]

Kellogg Company (K) $49.94 -3.07%

hschwartz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:48:22 +0000

With Kellogg earnings not so Grrrreat! shares opened at $49.54, a $2 gap down from Wednesday’s close. Early option flow is concentrated in the Aug 50 puts, with 8000 contracts trading in the first 10 mins of the day, and (register to read more ...) [...]

Microsoft Corp (MSFT) $26.04 -0.46%

hschwartz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:05:02 +0000

A massive trade in Microsoft calls printed on the ISE this afternoon, totalling nearly 180,000 contracts, versus a hedge 700,000 shares at $26.11. Data indicates a customer bought 128960 September 28 calls to open, for an avg price near 24cents, (register to read more ...) [...]

Symantec Corp (SYMC) $14.89 -0.67%

stevesmith — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:09:13 +0000

Symantec shares are off 10c to $14.90 and notable volume in the Sep. $16 calls as a block of 18,500 (now a total of 25,000) have traded at the 35 ask price most likely tied to stock. The computer software (register to read more ...) [...]

Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) $67.66 +0.42%

fredruffy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:05:59 +0000

Genzyme (GENZ) has given up early gains and is down a dime to $67.28 late Tuesday, but is up more than 25 percent since last week’s news that Sanofi Aventis (SNY) might make a bid for the company. Options are (register to read more ...) [...]

Pfizer Inc (PFE) $15.26 +1.56%

fredruffy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:10:45 +0000

Large blocks of out-of-the-money Pfizer (PFE) calls have traded in recent action. Shares are up 21 cents to $15.23 and it includes: 50K Dec 18 calls at 15 cents, 50K Dec 17 calls at 30 cents, 50K Sep 17 calls (register to read more ...) [...]

Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) $4.84 -4.16%

fredruffy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:23:10 +0000

Sprint Nextel (S) is down 23 cents to $4.82 and options are actively traded for a second day heading into earnings, tomorrow before market. Open interest in Aug 5 call options increased by 19,494 following a day of active trading (register to read more ...) [...]