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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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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AT&T (T) is down $1.37 to $28.25 and the Dow’s biggest loser today after the DOJ moved to block the company’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. 69,000 calls and 112,000 puts now traded on Ma Bell. The top trade is a (register to read more …) [...]

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Virgin Media (VMED) loses $1.37 to $22.24 and one strategist sells 10,000 Jan 29 calls at 65 cents to buy 6,000 Jan 25 calls at $1.80. It likely rolls a position opened a few weeks ago when the Jan 29 (register to read more …) [...]

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Verizon (VZ) is down $1 to $36.57 and one of 24 Dow stocks in negative territory through the first hour of trading Friday. Verizon reported a quarterly profit of 57 cents per share on $27.54 billion in revenues. The Street (register to read more …) [...]

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AT&T (T) loses a dime to $30.69 and one investor sells Jun 30 calls at 70 cents and collects 98 cents on the Aug 26 – 30 bearish risk-reversal, 27500X. $1.68 is collected on the three-way and likely closes out (register to read more …) [...]

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Level 3 (LVLT) shares notch a new 52-week high of $1.93 today. The stock is up a dime to $1.89 and in the mist of a four-day 19 percent run higher. The stock’s upward trajectory has caught the attention of (register to read more …) [...]

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The top equity options trades so far today are in AT&T (T) after an investor apparently sold the May 30 – Jun 33 call spread at $1.40, 19200X. AT&T shares are up 12 cents to $31.24 and have performed well (register to read more …) [...]

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