Options Oddities

Options Oddities 218: AKS, VIXY, MU   Unusual Activity for July 6, 2015:   Big buy write goes up in AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS) Opening call buyer in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) Giant call block goes up in Micron Technologies, Inc. (MU)

Options Oddities 217: TWTR, RIO, INTC   Unusual Activity for July 2, 2015:   Near term puts trade in Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) Collars go up in Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) Put seller in Intel Corp. (INTC)

Options Oddities 216: XOMA, SMGS, CREE   Unusual Activity for July 1, 2015:   Calls trade in XOMA Corp. (XOMA) OTM calls trade in Scientific Games Corp. (SMGS) Calls and stock go up in Cree, Inc. (CREE)

Options Oddities 215: BWP, PE, SYY   Unusual Activity for June 30, 2015:   Calls and puts trade in Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (BWP) Near term call buyers in Parsley Energy Inc. (PE) Call block goes up in SYSCO Corp. (SYY)

Options Oddities 214: CSTM, EDU, XIVY   Unusual Activity for June 29, 2015:   OTM calls trade in Constellium NV (CSTM) Ratio call spreads trade in New Oriental Education and Tech (EDU) Call block goes up in ProShares VIX Short Term Futures ETN (XIVY)

Options Oddities 213: APC, FIT, ARIA   Unusual Activity for June 26, 2015:   Butterfly trader in Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC) First put buy in Fitbit Inc. (FIT) Put and stock trade in Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ARIA)

Options Oddities 212: ARCP, ABT, HCA   Unusual Activity for June 25, 2015:   Jan call buyers in American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) Calls and puts trade in Abbott Labs (ABT) Call sellers jump in HCA Holdings Inc. (HCA)

Options Oddities 211: SPLS, EBAY, WWE   Unusual Activity for June 24, 2015:   Time spreads go up in Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Huge call spreads in eBay Inc. (EBAY) OTM calls trade in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Options Oddities 210: LULU, T, BTU   Unusual Activity for June 23, 2015:   Upside call buyers in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) Big call blocks in AT&T Inc. (T)   Calls trade in Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU)

Options Oddities 209: EWG, HRB, WMB   Unusual Activity for June 22, 2015:   Call buyers jump in iShares MSCI Germany Index (EWG) Calls and stock go up in H&R Block (HRB) Puts trade in Williams Companies Inc. (WMB)

Options Oddities 208: COTY, GDX   Unusual Activity for June 19, 2015:   Big call buyers in Coty Inc. (COTY) Put spreads trade in Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX)

Options Oddities 207: ARMH, TYCO, XLF   Unusual Activity for June 18, 2015:   Call buyers in ARM Holdings PLC (ARMH) Big call roll in Tyco International PLC (TYCO) Massive call sale in Select Sector Financial Services (XLF)

Options Oddities 206: TWTR, FOXA, VIX   Unusual Activity for June 17, 2015:   Calls trade in Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Puts trade in Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (FOXA) Upside call buy in The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)

Options Oddities 205: FOSL, TBT   Unusual Activity for June 16, 2015:   Call and puts trade in Fossil Group Inc. (FOSL) Big call buyers in UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)

Options Oddities 204: ZU, INVN, CNX   Unusual Activity for June 15, 2015:   Early call buyers in Zulily Inc. (ZU) Upside call buyers trade in InvenSense Inc. (INVN) Puts roll in CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX)

Options Oddities 203: FCAU, OCN, DECK   Unusual Activity for June 12, 2015:   Possible call buyer in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCAU) Calls and puts trade in Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN) Call spreads go up in Deckers Outdoors Corp. (DECK)

Options Oddities 202: GILD, CSX, DB   Unusual Activity for June 11, 2015:   Ratio spreads in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Call buyers in CSX Corp. (CSX) Call block marked spread in Deutsche Bank AG (DB)

Options Oddities 201: HZNP, EXC   Unusual Activity for June 10, 2015:   Call spreads and stock trade in Horizon Pharma PLC (HZNP) Possible buy write in Exelon Corp. (EXC)

Options Oddities 200: BITA, ATVI, OCN   Unusual Activity for June 9, 2015:   Call spread and stock trade in Bitauto Holdings Ltd. (BITA) Size short term calls trade in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) Calls trade in Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN)

Options Oddities 199: EJ, JPM, ZOES   Unusual Activity for June 8, 2015:   Savvy early call buyer in E-House (China) Holdings Limited (EJ) Massive ATM call sale in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Possible large put closer in Zoes Kitchen Inc. (ZOES)