TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

Here are 7 options for
option traders for Monday:

Starwood Hotels
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September 60
calls were active. The stock closed at 57.90 and the September 60 calls (HOT IL)
closed at 0.75. The October calls were also active.

Clear Channel
Communications
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October 30 calls were active. The stock closed at 29.41 and the October 30 calls
(CCU JF) closed at 0.55.

The South Financial Group
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February ’07 25 puts were active. The stock closed at 26.29 and the February ’07
25 puts (QCF NE) closed at 0.65.

Veeco Instruments
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October 25
puts were active. The stock closed at 21.99 and the October 25 puts (QVC VE) closed at
3.20.

Washington Mutual
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had a high
put/call volume ratio The stock closed at 41.94 and the October 42 1/2 puts (WM
VV)
closed at 1.50.

Borders Group
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broke to the
upside. The stock closed at 20.60 and the October 20 calls (BGP JD) closed
at 1.30.

Noble Energy
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broke to the downside.
The stock closed at 45.78 and the October 45 puts (NBL VI) closed at 1.45.

Brice Wightman

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