TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

Here are 7 options for option
traders for Thursday:

Allstate
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saw a good deal of put buying.
The
stock closed at 51.98 and the May 52 1/2 puts (ALL QX) closed at 1.35 –
1.45. ALL’s
PowerRating
is 4.

Adtran
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had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.
The
stock closed at 25.62 and the May 25 puts (RQA QE) closed at 1.20 – 1.30.
ADTN’s
PowerRating
is 5.

GlaxoSmithKline
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had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.
The
stock closed at 52.33 and the May 55 puts (GSK QK) closed at 3.10 – 3.30.
 
GSK’s
Power
Rating
is 5.

Cephalon
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also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.

The stock closed at 60.36 and the May 60 puts (CQE QL) closed at 2.85 – 2.90.
 
CEPH’s Power
Rating
is 7.

Nordstrom
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had plenty of put buying relative
to call buying.
The stock
closed at 38.84 and the May 40 puts (JWN QH) closed at 2.10 – 2.25. 
JWN’s
Power
Rating
is 6.

SLM Corp.
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also
had plenty of put buying
relative to call buying
. The
stock closed at 53.15 and the May 55 puts (SLM QK) closed at 2.20 – 2.35. 
SLM’s
Power
Rating
is 4.

Kohl’s
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had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.  
The
stock closed at 52.51 and the May 55 puts (KSS QK) closed at 3.35 – 3.50. KSS’s
Power Rating
is 6.

Brice Wightman