Option Block 280: Pre-Shutdown Put Bonanza

Published: Oct. 1, 2013, 7:23 p.m.

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Option Block 280: Pre-Shutdown Put Bonanza

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Trading Block: Shutdown fears hanging over the market. Vol surging back into the marketplace, but Bloomberg says realized vol is nonexistent.\\xa0

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Odd Block: Calls trade in Northstar Reality Finance Corp. (NRF), calls trade in YPF SA (YPF), and puts trade in Intrexon Corp (XON)

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Xpress Block: How has the potential of a shutdown affected OX customers? More trading patterns!

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Strategy Block: A risk management and annuities rant.\\xa0

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Around the Block: The big deadline approaches.

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