Options Report: April 20, 2011

On the call side, Dish Network calls are seeing a lot of activity today, currently at close to 24 times their average volume. Williams Companies calls are over 17.5 times their average volume as investors are bullish on the sector today. CIT Group calls are at close to 15 times their normal volume after news that a cease and desist order against the company was lifted. Prudential Financial calls are at just over 9 times their average volume after the analyst raised their price target on the company. Finally, Cheesecake Factory calls close out the list at over 8 times their average volume ahead of their quarterly earnings report. Taking a look at the put side of the ledger, Ariad Pharmaceuticals is seeing a large amount of volume today, currently trading are close to 20 times their average volume. Stillwater Mining puts are at just over 5 times the average volume after being downgraded by analysts. Western Digital puts are not far behind at 4.6 times their average volume. VMWare puts are very active today, currently trading at around 4.5 times their average volume despite a strong quarterly earnings report. Finally, Amgen puts close out the list at just over 4 times the average amount ahead of their quarterly earnings report.

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