Largest option trades in equities
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.
Groupon (GRPN): Some 6,900 January 12 calls were purchased, mostly for $0.35 to $0.43, as investors look for upside in the stock price. GRPN rose 3 percent to $11.67.
Oracle (ORCL): More than 3,000 February 38 puts were bought, mostly for $1, as investors brace for downside in the software giant. ORCL rose 0.45 percent to $38.16.
International Game Technology (IGT): Some 2,200 February 18 puts were bought, mostly for $1.05, as investors position for a pullback in the share price. IGT rose 0.56 percent to $18.
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