Options Oddities

Options Oddities 158: AVP, ATW, ESRX   Unusual Activity for April 9, 2015:   Giant rolls go up in Avon Products, Inc. (AVP) Calls roll in Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW) Combos trade in Express Scripts Holdings Co. (ESRX)

Options Oddities 157: RAD, EWH, ETP   Unusual Activity for April 8, 2015:   Large call roll in Rite Aid Corp (RAD) Puts trade in iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index (EWH) Call buyers in Energy Transfer Partners (ETP)

Options Oddities 156: APOL, CBS, MTG   Unusual Activity for April 7, 2015:   Call buyers in Apollo Education Group Inc. (APOL) Massive call block goes up in CBS Corp (CBS) Calls trade in MGIC Investment Corp (MTG)

Options Oddities 155: MOS, SLCA, COP   Unusual Activity for April 6, 2015:   Put seller in Mosaic Co. (MOS) Call roller in US Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) Calls trade in Conoco Phillips (COP)

Options Oddities 154: NBR, TSM, XLP   Unusual Activity for April 2, 2015:   Puts trade in Nabors Industries LTD (NBR) Size put buyers in Taiwan Semiconductor MFG. (TSM) Possible buyers in Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (XLP)

Options Oddities 153: AMAT, NRG, FB   Unusual Activity for April 1, 2015:   Upside call buyers in Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Risk reversal goes up in NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) Calls trading in Facebook Inc. (FB)

Options Oddities 152: ESRX, OKE, MMP   Unusual Activity for March 31, 2015:   Calls trade in Express Scripts Holding Co. (ESRX) Diagonal put spread in ONEOK, Inc. (OKE)   Calls and puts trade in Magellan Midstream Partners, Inc. (MMP)

Options Oddities 151: ALTR, KO, QIHU   Unusual Activity for March 30, 2015:   Ratio calls versus stock go up in Altera Corp (ALTR) Put rolling in The Coca-Cola Co. (KO) Upside call spread buyer in Qihoo 360 Technology Co. (QIHU)

Options Oddities 150: APOL, JIVE, X   Unusual Activity for March 27, 2015:   Upside call buyers in Apollo Education Group Inc. (APOL) Puts trade in JIVE Software Inc. (JIVE) Probable put roller in United States Steel Corp (X)

Options Oddities 149: RAD, XLNX, PFE   Unusual Activity for March 26, 2015:   Calls trade in Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) Call spreads go up in Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) Ratio put spread in Pfizer Inc. (PFE)

Options Oddities 148: PBR, MSFT, SEE   Unusual Activity for March 25, 2015:   Upside call buyers in PetroBras SA (PBR) Puts roll in Microsoft Corp (MSFT) Puts trade in Sealed Air Corp (SEE)

Options Oddities 147: AMAT, LOCK, WTW   Unusual Activity for March 24, 2015:   Size call trading in Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Put traders jump into LifeLock Inc. (LOCK) Big puts trade in Weight Watchers International (WTW)

Options Oddities 146: ADSK, CIEN, QIHU   Unusual Activity for March 23, 2015:   Ratio call spreads in Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) Call traders jump into Ciena Corp (CIEN Calls trade in Qihoo 360 Tech Co. (QIHU)

Options Oddities 145: UVXY, XLU, FNSR   Unusual Activity for March 20, 2015:   Put traders in ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures ETF(UVXY) Put spread goes up in Utilities SPDR (XLU) Calls and puts trade in Finisar Corp. (FNSR)

Options Oddities 143: CLF, RAD, PBR   Unusual Activity for March 18, 2015:   Call trade in Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) Upside call buying in Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) Put roller in Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (PBR)

Options Oddities 142: OIL, EEM, EBAY   Unusual Activity for March 17, 2015:   Put sellers in iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil ETF (OIL) Calls trade in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) Calls and puts trade in eBay Inc. (EBAY)

Options Oddities 141: HCN, PSA, VNQ   Unusual Activity for March 16, 2015:   Calls trade in Health Care REIT, Inc. (HCN) Calls traders move on Public Storage (PSA) Puts trade in Vanguard REIT Index Fund (VNQ)

Options Oddities 140: ULTA, LOCO, CTL   Unusual Activity for March 13, 2015:   Puts trade in Ulta Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrances, Inc. (ULTA) Call traders go loco in El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (LOCO) Call sellers in Centurylink Inc. (CTL)

Options Oddities 139: MCD, TEVA, HPT   Unusual Activity for March 12, 2015:   Giant call roll in McDonalds Corp. (MCD) Calls trade in Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TEVA) Call spreads in Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT)

Options Oddities 138: FXE, C, TAP   Unusual Activity for March 11, 2015:   Size put buyers in Currency Shares Euro Trust (FXE) Call traders in Citigroup Inc. (C) Call spreads in Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP)