Front month put positioning contrasts with April expiry activity in far out-of-the-money put options.
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This preference for deep out-of-the-money call options indicates that investors have high hopes for this struggling equity.
Other strategists displayed optimism on the gaming stock by selling in- and out-of-the-money put options expiring in August.
One way to play this is to purchase out-of-the-money call options on the yen traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Investors eyeing the breathtaking drop in shares of the airline operator snapped up in- and out-of-the-money put options across multiple expiries.
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Options traders positioning for further upside in the near term picked up out-of-the-money call options in the first hour of the session.
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Investors hoping Genzyme, the largest maker of drugs for rare genetic diseases, is the acquisition target purchased out-of-the-money call options on the stock.
Selling in- and out-of-the-money call options on Marvell Technology Group has been a popular pastime for some pessimistic players recently and today is no exception.
They have been willing to pay a higher price (as measured by implied volatility) for extreme out-of-the-money options than for contracts that insure against smaller market declines.
The next day, September 22, Darden bought large amounts of AirTran common stock and call options, purchasing a total of 40, 000 shares and 200 out-of-the-money call options.
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One way to play this is to purchase out-of-the-money call options on the yen traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (nyse: CME - news - people ).
In the short term, this abundance of out-of-the-money, bearish bets could translate into an options-related foothold for BAC.
In the soon-to-be front-month January series of options, the out-of-the-money 11 and 12.50 strikes are most popular, boasting roughly 10, 250 and 47, 250 calls outstanding, respectively.
You could buy out-of-the-money protective puts--options that would make good some of your loss if the stock collapses.
As the stock continues to stagnate beneath trendline resistance, these out-of-the-money calls could provide an additional layer of options-related pressure.
The out-of-the-money September 14 call is the most popular among options speculators, with open interest resting at 7, 796 contracts.
Additionally, another 13, 000 contracts are open at the deep out-of-the-money 65 strike in the front three months of options.
One way to play it would be to buy insanely out-of-the-money calls on the index, say 15-year options with a strike price of 40, 000.
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In the front-month series of options, the out-of-the-money November 26 and 27 strikes are most heavily populated.
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The majority of the bullish TXN call options are situated at the out-of-the-money 27.50 and 30 strikes in the September and October series.
The heaviest volume in GameStop options centers in out-of-the-money puts expiring on Friday.
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Digging into the open interest configuration, peak call accumulations for the August and September series of options reside at the out-of-the-money 60 strike, representing more than 17, 000 contracts.
Furthermore, peak call open interest for the front three months of options resides at the deep out-of-the-money 70 strike, totaling more than 10, 000 contracts.
From an open-interest standpoint, peak call open interest for the July series of options totals approximately 4, 500 contracts and resides at the deep out-of-the money 55 strike.
In the options market, too, furious trading in well out-of-the-money contracts raised concerns.
Nearer-term options players are buying more of the calls exchanged at out-of-the-money strikes as compared to those selling the contracts.
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