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Largest option buying in equities so far

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:32 +0000

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system. MannKind (MNKD): For the second day in ...

Index, ETF option volumes near midday

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:16:53 +0000

Total option volume is strong again today at 7.8 million contracts already, with major indexes and ETFs dominating the action, according to optionMONSTER data systems. The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) has 1.5 ...

Time is key to Huntsman call activity

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:19:39 +0000

One investor is playing it safe in Huntsman. optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring system detected the sale of 22,000 June 19 calls for $1.30 and the purchase of an equal number of July 20 calls for $1.15. ...

Importaciones de trigo de Irán caerán en 2013/14 por aumento de reservas

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:35:17 +0000

Por Sarah McFarlane GINEBRA (Reuters) - Las importaciones de trigo de Irán caerían con fuerza en 2013/2014, debido a que mejoras en la producción doméstica y existencias récord limitan las compras, frenando las oportunidades para operadores internacionales que han aprovechado primas de riesgo ligadas a sanciones. El Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA, por su sigla en inglés) estima que las compras de Irán en 2013/2014 caerán a sólo 1 millón de toneladas aproximadamente, por debajo de los 6 millones de toneladas del año anterior. ...

What call activity means in Radian

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:41:30 +0000

An unusual long-term call trade is targeting Radian today as the mortgage-insurance firm hits two-year highs. optionMONSTER systems show that a trader sold 4,050 January 2015 15 calls for $3.20, below ...

Regulador de derivados EEUU investiga swaps de materias primas: FT

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:48:19 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - El mayor regulador de los derivados de Estados Unidos está investigando la legalidad de una gran número de operaciones en los mercados de energía y metales, pidiendo datos que se remontan al 2010 a los grandes bancos, reportó el lunes el diario Financial Times. La investigación de la Comisión de Operaciones de Futuros de Materias Primas (CFTC, por sus siglas en inglés) es sobre las transacciones de derivados conocidos como intercambio de futuros por swaps (ESF, por sus siglas en inglés), dijo el FT. La CFTC rehusó realizar comentarios. ...

Tesoro español coloca 4.574 mln euros en bonos a tipos inferiores

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:47:26 +0000

MADRID (Reuters) - En un clima favorable para la financiación pública española, el Tesoro colocó el jueves deuda a medio y largo plazo por encima del objetivo fijado con tipos de financiación más bajos que no se veían hace varios años. La tesorería pública colocó 4.574 millones de euros en bonos a tres, cinco y 13 años a tipos comprendidos entre el 2,268 por ciento y el 4,354 por ciento, superando el objetivo que se había establecido en un importe máximo de 4.500 millones de euros. ...

Index, ETF option volumes at midday

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:25:52 +0000

Total option volume tops 5.9 million contracts so far today as bullish sentiment again pervades the major indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER data systems. More than 1.1 million options have traded ...

Operadores de futuros de tasas interés EEUU no ven alza de tipo hasta mediados de 2015

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:54 +0000

Por Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Operadores de tasas de interés de corto plazo en Estados Unidos siguen anticipando que la Reserva Federal mantendrá los tipos cerca de cero al menos otros dos años, luego que el banco central prometió seguir adelante con su política monetaria ultraexpansiva. Los contratos futuros de los fondos federales apenas se movieron después de que el comité que decide la política monetaria de la Fed, que finalizó el miércoles una reunión de dos días, reiteró que seguirá comprando activos hasta que haya una mejoría sustancial del panorama para el mercado laboral. ...

Facebook CEO reaped $2.3B gain on stock options

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:07:41 +0000

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social networking leader's initial public offering. The windfall ...

MetLife attracts more bullish activity

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:15:24 +0000

For the second time in as many sessions, traders are bullish on MetLife. optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of 3,000 June 37 calls for $0.86 and the sale of 2,500 June ...

What's behind call activity in Acadia

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:55:24 +0000

Acadia Pharmaceuticals has been explosive, and one investor is using options to smooth the ride. Our Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of 30,000 January 2015 12 calls for $4.04 and the ...

Best Buy options remain highly bullish

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:21:42 +0000

Big players think there is still money to be made in Best Buy. optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring system detected the purchase of 12,000 May 26 calls for $1.13 and the sale of 9,700 May 25 calls for ...

What's behind call activity in Vodafone

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:15:21 +0000

Vodafone has been a money machine for options traders, and they're coming back for more today. Our Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of about 8,500 January 32 calls for $0.80 and the ...

What's behind put activity in Ulta Salon

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:45:49 +0000

Ulta Salon drew bearish option activity leading up to its earnings report last night. optionMONSTER systems show that trader bought 4,000 April 80 puts for $1.50 and sold the same number of April 95 calls ...

Kinder Morgan draws bearish activity

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:16:46 +0000

Kinder Morgan is drawing some bearish activity ahead of its earnings report next month.More than 4,000 April 35 puts were purchased yesterday, led by prints of 1,970 for $0.23 and 1,741 for $0.27 less ...

Videocast: Activity slows in VIX pits

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:33:27 +0000

Videocast: Activity slows in VIX pits

Icahn's huge option play in Herbalife

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:05:37 +0000

Carl Icahn is using options as his primary weapon of choice in the titanic battle over Herbalife. According to new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the billionaire investor bought calls ...

What's behind put activity in MGIC

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:16:51 +0000

MGIC Investment reports fourth-quarter earnings at the end of this month, and traders are positioning for a potential drop.More than 14,000 March 2 puts traded in a strong buying pattern yesterday, led ...

What's behind call activity in Zynga

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:54:17 +0000

Shares of Zynga have been climbing in the last couple of weeks, but today's option activity in the name isn't overly bullish.optionMONSTER systems show that a trader bought 4,911 March 3 calls for $0.63 ...

What's behind put activity in Paychex

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:19:21 +0000

A large put trade tops today's option activity in Paychex, but it's not bearish. The option volume in PAYX already tops 12,000 contracts this morning, which is more than 10 times its daily average in the ...