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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.
An investor traded front-month Verisign calls 11,000 times with an unclear motivation.
On today’s Options News, Carrie Long and the www.ONN.tv team cover the rise in jobless claims since last week. Jobless claim applications came in at 505,000 compared to estimates of 504,000. Applications climbed by 3,000 since last week. The CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX) declined another o.5 point to 21.8 as we edge closer to November options expiration. Investors might not be expecting significant moves in the market throughout the next couple days. Be sure to stay tuned to ONN.tv for continued updates on implied volatility, especially with options expiration coming up at the end of this week.
Last Minute Verisign Call Action
During the last 30 minutes of trading, an investor traded more than 11,000 November 23 calls in Verisign (VRSN). The action suggested buyers, because the stock remained higher at the time the calls traded. It looks like the investor is expecting a pop up in the stock during the next day or so, but the motivation remains unclear.
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