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.
SBA Communications (SBAC): More than 6,000 August 110 calls were purchased, most of which priced for $0.90, as investors look for upside in the share price. SBAC rose 0.08 percent to $104.63.
Silver Bay Realty (SBY): Some 2,200 December 17.50 calls were purchased for $0.30 to $0.40 as investors look for upside in the share price. SBY rose 3.26 percent to 416.48.
Cabot Oil & Gas (COG): An investor bought 5,000 October 30 puts for $0.70, looking to hedge against a pullback in the share price. COG fell 0.69 percent to $33.05.
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