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  • Frederic Ruffy
    The biggest equity options trade Monday was: 24K Weekly 13 calls on $BAC bot for 9 cents, basically a play on a move north of $13 by Friday
    May 6, 5:32 PM
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    • MSF INVESTMENTS: I see $13.75 by Friday.
      May 7, 3:36 PM
    • MSF INVESTMENTS: INTC options are jumping also.
      May 7, 3:38 PM
      • Frederic Ruffy
        Volume beginning to pick up ahead of Quadruple Witch Expiration. Roughly 5.8 mln calls and 4.7 mln puts traded thru 11:15 BXMT. $$
        3/14/12
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          • Frederic Ruffy
            14000 calls and 1600 puts traded in $CCL in the 1st hour Thursday ahead of earnings Friday a.m. Mar 33 calls being bot to open.
            3/8/12
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              • Frederic Ruffy
                Heavy trading in $KGC Apr 11 and 12 calls. Stock is ticking higher after a brutal 39% drop since Aug. 33K calls and 1,800 puts so far.
                3/7/12
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                • petewants: Not that good on options but would selling puts make sense if people are thinking price will gap up
                  3/8/12
                • Frederic Ruffy: If I expect a gap up, buying stock or calls makes more sense. Selling puts offers only limited reward (the premium) if the stock rallies.
                  3/8/12
                  • Frederic Ruffy
                    $TXN Apr 31 - 34 call spread bought for $1.41, 4000X, ahead of a Thursday's mid-quarter update. Very interesting?!?! I think so.
                    3/6/12
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                      • Frederic Ruffy
                        High volume and defensive trading in the 1st hour Tuesday. 2.8 mln calls and 3.3 mln puts. Fear is back. $VIX at 21. $PUT $CALL
                        3/6/12
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                        • realornot: Fear or bravery on VIX buys !
                          3/6/12
                        • Frederic Ruffy: Thanks Rocco, haha. Seems like a bit of an overreaction. Coal stocks (KOL) making nice moves of lows -- ANR, PCXCQ.OB, JRCC, CNX
                          3/6/12
                          • Frederic Ruffy
                            High call volume in $P today after Stifel upgraded the stock to Buy and ahead of earnings, due out 3/6 afternoon. #options
                            3/5/12
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                              • Frederic Ruffy
                                Late-day spike in $USO. Saudi pipeline apparently blew up.
                                3/1/12
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                                • gschm319: saudi govt denied this and it's not true..
                                  3/2/12
                                  • Frederic Ruffy
                                    27000 April 26 calls trade on $FAZ. The 3X Bear fund is up 32 cents to $25.48 and 4% off 52-week lows of $24.5 set earlier today.
                                    2/29/12
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                                      • Frederic Ruffy
                                        Treasurys ($TLT) volatility spike on a massive sale of 75k TY futures. Maybe an error, maybe not. http://on.wsj.com/A8IrOf
                                        2/29/12
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                                        • Frederic Ruffy: http://on.wsj.com/zbu39X
                                          2/29/12
                                          • Frederic Ruffy
                                            This is probably why calls on $EWY were being bought yesterday. http://bit.ly/xIEovi?siteid=
                                            2/29/12
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                                            • Frederic Ruffy: Haha. Ya, seems a little suspicious, but that's why we track the options order flow.
                                              2/29/12
                                            • SobaNoodle: Yup, I like reading your recap daily. Its funny how often huge bets turn up just before some good news.
                                              2/29/12
                                              • Frederic Ruffy
                                                High put volume in $CCL today. Maybe because of this. http://bit.ly/woYeDW
                                                2/27/12
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                                                • Ocean Man: Interesting..... thanks.
                                                  2/27/12
                                                  • Frederic Ruffy
                                                    For only the 2nd time in 2012, put volume outpacing calls. 4.5 mln puts and 4.1 mln calls thru12:30 ET. Last time was 1/24 $$
                                                    2/24/12
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                                                    • Twest: If VIX was rising when that happened it may imply put buying.... but if VIX was falling during that time, it implies put selling.
                                                      2/25/12
                                                      • Frederic Ruffy
                                                        Impressive spread being bought in the Europe, Far East, Australia Fund ($EFA) Friday. 101,250 May 43 - 52 put spreads for about $1.21.
                                                        2/24/12
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                                                          • Frederic Ruffy
                                                            $MOS is hosting its Analyst Day today. High share and options volume, being led by Weekly $60 calls.
                                                            2/22/12
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                                                              • Frederic Ruffy
                                                                21700 Feb 29 $CALLS trade in $MSFT after Seattle Times reports Ballmer wants changes at the executive level -- to be announced this month.
                                                                2/8/11
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                                                                  • Frederic Ruffy
                                                                    132000 $CALLS and 32000 $PUTS traded in $CSCO, ahead of earnings, Wed. CSCO Feb 22 and Mar 23 calls are today's most active stock options.
                                                                    2/7/11
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                                                                      • Frederic Ruffy
                                                                        Options volume is light, probably due to the storm pounding our friends in Chicago. 5.6 mln $calls and 4.2 million $puts traded so far
                                                                        2/2/11
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                                                                          • Frederic Ruffy
                                                                            The top options trade today are in $C, as it trades down 3c to $4.88. 9 cents was paid for the Jun 5.5 - 6 $call spread, 125000X on CBOE.
                                                                            2/2/11
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                                                                              • Frederic Ruffy
                                                                                End-of-quarter position squaring is sending options volume higher, with about 4.4 million calls and 4.1 million puts traded by 12:30 ET $$
                                                                                9/30/10
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