AT&T (T) ticks up 20 cents to $30.94 and is one of 25 Dow stocks trading higher in the first hour Friday. Recent options trades on the stock include a 17000-lot of May 25 puts bought for 4 cents per (register to read more …) [...]

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Sprint (S) is off 6 cents to $2.44 and May 2.5 calls on the stock see a flurry of activity late-Monday. 25000 recently traded for 25 cents per contract when the market was 24 to 25 cents. Moments later, a (register to read more …) [...]

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AT&T (T) adds 4 cents to $30.04 and is one of sixteen Dow stocks holding gains on another day of mixed trading Friday. An unusual options trade on the stock today is a 24000-contract block of April 25 puts, bought (register to read more …) [...]

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Frontier Communications (FTR) adds a dime to $4.56 after earrnings were a bit better than expected and Goldman raised its price target to $4.50 from $4. The firm maintains a neutral rating on the stock. Meanwhile, implied volatility in the (register to read more …) [...]

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Frontier Communications (FTR) tumbled to $3.81 early and is trading down 22 cents to $4.25 on volume of 23 million shares, which is almost 7X the typical volume. Options action in the Stamford, CT telcomm is picking up as well. (register to read more …) [...]

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Sprint Nextel (S) loses 2 cents to $2.15 and options volume on the phone company is running 4.5X the daily average, with 52,000 puts and 17,000 calls traded on the stock so far. The top trade is 23,111 Aug 2 (register to read more …) [...]

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On one of the slowest days of the 2011, Leap wireless options are having their most active day of the year as shares leap 15% to $9.75 on a JPM note about potential M&A targets after the collapse of the (register to read more …) [...]

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Sprint (S) loses a penny to $2.43 and more than 35,000 Dec 2.5 puts traded on the stock today. 99 percent traded at the ask, including a 24600-contract block for 16 cents. The next biggest trade is a 1279-lot for (register to read more …) [...]

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Sprint (S) sees a modest spike and is up 5 cents to $2.84 midday after David Einhorn apparently made positive comments about the company at a value investing conference (Briefing). Overall options volume in Sprint so far is 22,000 contracts, (register to read more …) [...]

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