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.
Express (EXPR): Some 2,400 May 15 calls were bought, mostly for $1.25 and $1.30, as investors look for the retailer to rebound. EXPR rose 0.25 percent to $15.91.
iShares U.S. Real Estate Fund (IYR): Some 10,000 April 67 puts were sold, mostly for $0.12, but volume was below open interest at the strike. IYR rose 0.31 percent to $68.42.
Masco (MAS): Almost 10,000 April 22 calls were bought, mostly for $0.25 to $0.35, as investors look for the maker of building materials to rally. MAS fell 0.41 percent to $21.82.
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