U.S. Stock Options With Biggest Changes in Implied Volatility
By Bloomberg News -
2011-06-08T15:30:15Z
The following are the U.S. stock options that had the biggest percentage changes in implied volatility from the previous trading day as of 11:30 a.m. in New York. This {OSCH <GO>} search was limited to options that are more than 10 days from expiration, have trading volume of at least 200 contracts and have strike prices within 5 percent of the underlying security's price.
Top Volatility Increases
Contract %Chg Impl.
Ticker Name Description Vol. Vol. Price %Chg Volume
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ODP OFFICE DEPO ODP US 07/16/11 C3.5 26.0 68.0 0.35 0.0 10793
WWE WORLD WREST WWE US 10/22/11 P10 25.8 29.1 0.90 38.5 200
YUII YUHE INTERN YUII US 07/16/11 P2.5 25.7 218.1 0.25 0.0 520
C CITIGROUP I C1 US 09/17/11 P4.5 24.2 26.7 0.74 0.0 17020
AMD ADV MICRO D AMD US 07/16/11 C6 21.1 61.0 1.87 6.9 260
C CITIGROUP I C1 US 07/16/11 P4 19.8 28.8 0.29 20.8 300
OCLR OCLARO INC OCLR US 07/16/11 P7.5 16.9 63.2 0.35 40.0 205
C CITIGROUP I C1 US 01/21/12 P7.5 15.6 49.6 3.75 0.0 243
NLY ANNALY CAPI NLY US 07/16/11 C17 13.4 17.6 1.47 10.5 1023
NKTR NEKTAR THER NKTR US 11/19/11 P8 13.1 52.2 1.10 37.5 402
QQQ POWERSH-QQQ QQQ US 07/16/11 P58 13.1 15.2 2.81 8.5 522
DBC POWERSHARES DBC US 01/21/12 C21 12.7 21.0 9.45 1.6 370
NXG NORTHGATE M NXG US 12/17/11 C2.5 12.3 52.2 0.50 -5.7 499
AMD ADV MICRO D AMD US 07/16/11 C8 11.2 43.9 0.34 21.4 24941
WM WASTE MANAG WM US 07/16/11 P35 11.0 35.7 0.75 15.4 1982
SIRI SIRIUS XM R SIRI US 01/21/12 C1.5 10.9 50.0 0.65 -7.1 238
INCY INCYTE CORP INCY US 07/16/11 P17.5 10.8 52.0 1.55 0.0 352
BVN BUENAVENTUR BVN US 07/16/11 C37 10.6 48.8 1.75 -12.5 575
Top Volatility Decreases
Contract %Chg Impl.
Ticker Name Description Vol. Vol. Price %Chg Volume
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SOMX SOMAXON PHA SOMX US 11/19/11 C2 -62.1 14.2 0.55 37.5 325
ENER ENERGY CONV ENER US 01/19/13 C1 -36.5 114.7 0.70 7.7 200
CHBT CHINA-BIOTI CHBT US 08/20/11 C3 -33.3 61.2 2.75 52.8 242
CIM CHIMERA INV CIM US 07/16/11 C3.5 -29.2 20.4 0.15 -25.0 640
OXY OCCIDENTAL OXY US 08/20/11 C60 -28.9 61.6 44.00 5.6 265
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 01/21/12 C10 -28.7 53.3 10.80 -29.9 200
CSCO CISCO SYSTE CSCO US 07/16/11 C12.5 -28.0 39.0 2.83 -23.5 7129
AVNR AVANIR PHAR AVNR US 01/21/12 C2.5 -27.9 41.5 1.30 -10.3 250
DAL DELTA AIR L DAL US 07/16/11 C5 -27.2 112.9 4.55 0.0 1247
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 P19 -20.9 49.5 0.50 108.3 881
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 P18 -20.8 53.4 0.42 121.0 508
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 P20 -20.6 46.1 0.84 154.6 3685
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 P21 -20.1 43.5 1.13 145.7 1588
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 C20 -20.0 46.3 1.42 -68.4 328
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 C22 -19.5 42.3 0.73 -74.8 945
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 P16 -19.4 63.8 0.16 6.7 355
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 P22 -19.1 41.7 1.66 144.1 386
CIEN CIENA CORP CIEN US 07/16/11 C21 -18.9 43.9 1.20 -73.6 313
C CITIGROUP I C1 US 01/21/12 C2.5 -18.2 34.4 1.30 -0.8 518
ATML ATMEL CORP ATML US 07/16/11 C14 -18.0 39.1 0.60 -36.8 2170
INTC INTEL CORP INTC US 10/22/11 C16 -17.6 35.4 6.05 -12.9 782
BJ BJ'S WHOLES BJ US 07/16/11 C50 -15.9 31.2 1.40 7.7 2668
LDK LDK SOLAR C LDK US 07/16/11 P6 -15.5 76.9 0.30 -14.3 740
CMTL COMTECH TEL CMTL US 07/16/11 P25 -15.2 32.6 0.80 37.9 206
IRE BANK IRELAN IRE US 01/21/12 C1 -14.7 66.4 0.45 -25.0 552
LDK LDK SOLAR C LDK US 07/16/11 C7 -14.6 71.2 0.58 -26.6 487
BAX BAXTER INTL BAX US 08/20/11 C43 -14.0 38.4 15.10 0.0 400
NOK NOKIA CORP- NOK US 07/16/11 P5 -13.9 51.1 0.04 0.0 560
BJ BJ'S WHOLES BJ US 07/16/11 C47.5 -13.8 32.7 2.95 1.7 1269
DAL DELTA AIR L DAL US 07/16/11 C6 -13.2 91.4 3.55 0.0 578
YNDX YANDEX NV-A YNDX US 11/19/11 P34 -11.9 36.8 2.80 -9.7 1885
QQQ POWERSH-QQQ QQQ US 07/16/11 C52 -11.7 21.6 3.78 -13.1 208
NLY ANNALY CAPI NLY US 07/16/11 C18 -11.7 9.6 0.48 33.3 2949
YNDX YANDEX NV-A YNDX US 11/19/11 P36 -11.0 35.7 3.80 -11.6 1880
x - Ex-dividend. * - Ex-earnings.
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