Stocks With Unusual Option Activity
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Date updated:03-17-2010

Unusually active options can often indicate that a major event in a stock is about to take place, or that unsophisticated investors (using options in lieu of leverage) are potentially making an irrational bet.

Here is a list of stocks with unusually high option volume as of Mar. 16, 2010. Also listed is the specific option with the unusual volume.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • HBC
    Hsbc Holdings
  • $52.19
  • +0.66%
  • $51.95

MAR10 50 Call

People owning HBC also tend to own: ACFBMYBRK-ABRK-BCNQDJCODUK

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  • UNH
    Unitedhealth Grou
  • $33.05
  • +1.60%
  • $32.15
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  • SFL
    Ship Finance Inte
  • $18.79
  • -2.24%
  • $18.87
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  • MRK
    Merck & Company
  • $37.94
  • +0.50%
  • $37.77
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  • PFE
    Pfizer
  • $17.26
  • 0.00%
  • $17.32
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  • CCL
    Carnival Corporat
  • $37.12
  • -0.08%
  • $37.15
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  • AYE
    Allegheny Energy
  • $23.58
  • +0.86%
  • $23.48
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  • DD
    E.i. Du Pont De N
  • $35.94
  • +1.30%
  • $35.58
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