Both the VIX and the VXX are increasingly popular among option traders as volatility is expected to keep dropping.

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Live Nation puts are active in the option pits after earnings disappoint, and BP sees put sellers bet on support.

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Options traders were active in General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) this morning.

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Options traders are selling puts in Sunoco (NYSE: SUN), Temple-Inland (NYSE: TIN).

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Trader implements covered call trade in Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO)

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Options traders are selling calls in Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL) as the stock rallies.

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An options trader collects premium by selling puts in iShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSE: TLT) but risks huge losses if the market turns.

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Put option buying is active in L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID), Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY).

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The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: EEM) is very busy this morning with more than 500,000 call options traded.

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Options trader doesn’t think the stock of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) will go much higher despite the takeover battle for the company.

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Two normally quiet stocks – Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) and Ctrip Intl. (NASDAQ CTRP) – see large option trades.

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An option trader bucks trend in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), while a bear buys SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) put options.

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The stock of Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) has been quiet but an option trader moved a large call spread yesterday.

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A trader in CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) bought 500,000 shares and sold 5,000 call options in a covered call or buy-write strategy.

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