Hewlett Packard (HPQ) is up 5.4 percent to $22.21 and is the chief reason why the Dow is above water Thursday morning after the computer company reports earnings after the closing bell yesterday. One player in the options market seized (register to read more …) [...]

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Implied volatility in Hewlett Packard (HPQ) options is elevated after DELL’s earnings disappointment and heading into H-P’s earnings, due out after the closing bell. The stock is down 82 cents to $20.95 in brisk trading of 37 million shares. Options (register to read more …) [...]

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DELL is getting hammered for a $2.03 loss and is trading for $13.05 per share today on the heels of its earnings report and it looks like one player is liquidating a position in Jun 14 – 15 put spreads (register to read more …) [...]

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Groupon (GRPN) adds 16 cents to $11.74 Monday and, despite an 11.3 percent slide Thursday and Friday, is up 22.5 percent from the all-time low of $9.63 set on May 11. One investor seems to be anticipating additional gains over (register to read more …) [...]

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DELL is off a nickel to $15.29 and a Jun 14 – 15 put spread trades on the computer-maker for 27 cents, 10000X on ISE. A customer bought the spread, to open, according to ISEE. It doesn’t look tied to (register to read more …) [...]

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Rackspace (RAX) loses $1.90 to $50.46 and options volume on the San Antonio, TX web-based IT systems service provider includes 6,670 puts and 765 calls. 5,000 Jun 50 puts traded on the stock for an average of $2.325 per contract (register to read more …) [...]

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Cisco (CSCO) is down $1.61 to $17.16 on disappointing guidance and one player seized the weakness to collect 23 cents on an Oct 16 – 19 bullish risk-reversal, 54500X. The big combo is possibly tied to 500K shares at $17.16 (register to read more …) [...]

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Bold Trade in Cisco (CSCO) at Noon ET today after an 8000-lot of Weekly 19 calls trades on the networking giant for 45 cents per contract when the market was 44 to 45 cents. 22,199 Weekly 19 calls now traded, (register to read more …) [...]

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Yahoo (YHOO) is off 7 cents to $15.29 and an impressive trade on the Internet giant today is a buyer of 57,000 Jan 20 calls for 36 cents per contract. Today’s volume, of 57,666, is a record volume day for (register to read more …) [...]

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Cisco (CSCO) adds 4 cents to $19.16 and a May 19 – 20 (1X2) call ratio spread trades on the stock for 24 cents, 6250X. The spread is being initiated two days before the networking giant reports earnings and offers (register to read more …) [...]

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