Largest option buying in equities so far

By optionMONSTER,  January 17, 2012, 11:17:55 AM EDT

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.

Bank of America (BAC): A block of 16,000 August 10 calls was purchased for $0.19 as investors look for upside in the shares. BAC rose 0.61 percent to $6.65

Sears Holding (SHLD): An investor bought 10,000 January 2013 45 calls for $6.25 and sold an equal number of January 2013 55 calls for $3.25, looking for upside in the shares over the next year. SHLD rose 12 percent to $37.50.

Carnival (CCL): An investor bought 10,000 January 32 puts for $2.35 and sold an equal number of January 27 puts for $0.05. Volume was below open interest in both strikes. CCL dropped 14 percent to $29.43.




The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.


This article appears in: Investing, Options

Referenced Stocks: BAC, CCL, SHLD



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Most Active by Volume:

Company Last Sale Change Net / %
BAC $ 13.43 0.07  0.52%
CSCO $ 24.24 0.35  1.48%
MSFT $ 34.87 0.79  2.32%
F $ 15.08 0.44  3.01%
ARUN $ 13.10 4.51  25.61%
SIRI $ 3.50 0.05  1.45%
GE $ 23.46 0.19  0.82%
S $ 7.32 0.04  0.55%