At-the-Money Call Buyers Bombard Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

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24 Nov 11:28pm
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Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ: sentiment, chart, options) was a favorite among call traders on Monday, as the telecom titan defied its status as a blue-chip laggard to finish among the top components of the Dow. During the course of the session, VZ saw roughly 25,500 calls cross the tape, more than doubling its average daily volume of fewer than 11,900 calls. The equity's at-the-money December 31 call attracted the most attention, with about 10,600 contracts traded. Forty...
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Optimism Is on the Rise Among Options Players Toward Coca-Cola Company (KO)

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24 Nov 10:04pm
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Coca-Cola Company (KO: sentiment, chart, options) was the center of some brisk options trading yesterday, as nearly 38,000 contracts changed hands. This rise in volume was more than double the equity's average daily trading volume of 17,121 contracts. In addition, it appears that 55% of the volume changed hands on the call side, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. Digging into the action in the front three months' series, we find that the January 2010 27.50 put added ...
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Pessimism Lingers on Halliburton (HAL)

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24 Nov 9:56pm
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Options trading was brisk on Halliburton (HAL: sentiment, chart, options) on Monday, as more than 40,500 contracts changed hands. This jump in trading volume was more than double the stock's average daily trading volume, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. What's more, 56% of the volume changed hands on the call side. Drilling down on the action in the front three months of options, we find that the December 31 call added 5,500 new positions, while the January 2010 32...
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Option Trading Spikes on Focus Media Holdings (FMCN)

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24 Nov 9:52pm
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Focus Media Holdings (FMCN: sentiment, chart, options) was the center of some brisk options trading on Monday, as more than 37,200 contracts crossed the tape. This surge in volume was more than nine times the equity's average single-session trading volume of 3,902 contracts, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. In addition, 85% of the volume changed hands on the put side. In the front three months of options, the December 12.50 call was active, as it added roughly 1,80...
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Origin Agritech's Option Volume Explodes Following Seed Approval

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24 Nov 4:22am
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In the wake of the Chinese government's approval for marketing of the company's genetically modified phytase corn, Origin Agritech Limited (SEED: sentiment, chart, options) has seen a veritable explosion of option volume. More than 62,000 SEED contracts have changed hands today, soaring to more than 746 times the stock's average daily volume of just 84 contracts. This also appears to be quite bullish in nature, as WhatsTrading.com reports that 81.72% of SEED's volume has t...
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