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Implied volatility has spiked on ASML Holding N.V. heading into the company's July 15 earnings report.

This volume is roughly five times the stock's average daily trading volume of 9,952 contracts.

Applied Materials saw a surge in option trading on Thursday, as more than 22,300 contracts crossed the tape.

Option traders have centered on American International Group, Inc. today, in the wake of comments made at the company's annual meeting.

According to data from WhatsTrading.com, GD saw almost 11,100 calls cross the tape yesterday, nearly eight times the security's average single-session call volume of fewer than 1,400 contracts.

A Trader Opens a Ratio Spread on PepsiCo Jocelynn Drake PepsiCo witnessed a jumped in call trading yesterday.

Rod Cameron Stringer, of Lamesa, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to one count of money laundering in relation to an investment fraud scheme he ran, announced Acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.

Traders Favor Puts on Agrium Inc. Jocelynn Drake Agrium Inc. has seen a pop in pessimism recently among options players.

Implied volatility on Apollo Group Inc. has slipped during the past several sessions, falling from its June 23 reading of 63% to its current perch at 58%. Implieds had spiked in weeks prior, rising above the stock's one-month historical volatility of 38%, as options traders prepared for the company's pending earnings report.

Puts have been the option of choice when it comes to American Express recently. In trading on Tuesday, the stock saw more than 70,600 contracts cross the tape, which is more than 2.6 times the equity's average daily trading volume of 26,734 contracts, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. Furthermore, 76.4% of that volume crossed the tape on the ...

The Deal.com breaks down the paper-based profits of Medidata's venture investorsA after the company'sA successful first day of trading on Nasdaq.

Ultra ETFs can be an extremely valuable trading tool for a nimble investor, but a lot of risk is packaged with the returns.

Implied volatility has begun to creep lower on Marvell Technology Group Ltd. in the wake of the company's boosted second-quarter revenue outlook .

Implied volatility on Acorda Therapeutics Inc. has spiked during the past several weeks, as traders await a decision from the Food and Drug Administration on the company's treatment for improving the walking ability of multiple sclerosis patients - the first of its kind.

Bullish bettors bombarded both Motorola, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday, following reports that two large wireless carriers plan to launch Motorola smartphones before the end of 2009.

With iPhone rival Research In Motion Limited releasing its quarterly report after the close tonight, Apple Inc.

Retail investors are piling into equities on growing hopes of economic recovery as they hoover up shares at a rate not seen for two years.

Nephros Nephros like many other Bio Pharm companies these day's is waiting for an FDA decision, actually they are waiting for three.

Below are seven companies from the BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar database of over 200 entries, which have pending new drug decision at the FDA combined with a stock price that is below its 200-day moving average .

Implied volatility on Google Inc. has trekked higher during the past several trading sessions.