Credit: Shutterstock photoNearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with unusual option activity on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.
Bonanza Greek Energy (BCIE): More than 11,000 April 2.50 puts were bought for $0.85 to $1 as traders braced for further downside in the Denver-based oil and gas producer. BCEI fell 9.81 percent to $2.44.
General Motors (GM): A block of 20,000 January 30 calls was sold for $2.24. Volume was below open interest at the strike, so an existing position may have been closed. GM fell 1.30 percent to $28.17.
Royal Bank of Canada (RY): About 5,800 March 50 puts were bought, mostly for $2 to $2.10, a reflection of bearish sentiment in the name. RY fell 2.40 percent to $49.94. (See full story )
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