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An ahead-of-the-bell look at the market's biggest stories and a review of unusual options activity. Filled with smart market analysis from the ONN.tv team, "Options News" turns the market's top headlines into trading intelligence, hosted by Karla Yeh.
Investors boost Allstate options volume by keep calls in their hands
On today’s Options News, Karla Yeh and the ONN.tv team cover the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX), which continues to trade in a tight range as the market remained relatively unchanged on Tuesday. The volatility index opened at 18.2 and sold off during the afternoon session to 17.5 to close at 17.9 on the day.
ONN.tv Senior Derivatives Specialist Jared Levy provides options insight on intraday action in Allstate (NYSE: ALL). Heavy call volume hit the tape thanks to at least one investor who traded call spreads banking on later-term volatility. ALL shares closed down 12 cents to $31.87.
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