Largest option buying in equities so far
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.
Ford Motor (F): Investors bought 25,000 January 12.50 calls, looking for the automaker to climb. F fell 1.30 percent to $11.38.
Deckers Outdoor (DECK): Volume surged in the January 40 calls and the March 40 calls as an investor rolled a long position forward in time, hoping for upside by the early spring. DECK fell 0.65 percent to $38.51.
Zynga (ZNGA): Investors bought 17,000 weekly 2.50 calls expiring today for $0.02 to $0.06, looking for the stock to rally into the close. ZNGA fell 7.63 percent to $2.42.
McMoRan Exploration (MMR): Volume surged in the December 7 puts and the December 5 puts as investors look for downside over the next three weeks. MMR rose 0.90 percent to $8.98
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV): More than 8,400 January 8 puts were bought for $0.30 as investors look for the stock to head lower. LYV fell 0.68 percent to $8.77.
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