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  1. CBOE Volatility Index- $VIX down 9% to 22.19 on active call volume of 84K contracts compared to 44K puts
  2. Applied Materials- $AMAT December 13 calls active on 29K contracts with volatility low at 36 into investor presentation
  3. Kinross Gold - $KGC - volatility flat at 48 as shares rally 6% as gold trades above $1200
  4. ACE Ltd- $ACE Jan 50 calls active; have traded 53 times on transaction volume of 9,813 contracts, above open interest of 1,402 contracts
  5. Guess- $GES volatility decreases to 40 from 55 as shares rally 13% on better than expect results
  6. Key CBOE indexes- YTD % changes thru Nov. 30- $BXM up 22.7%, $PUT up 27.8%, $CLL up 16.9%, $BXY up 28.5%, $BXD up 20.7%, $BXN up 40.8%
  7. CBOE Volatility Index-VIX down 39c to 24.34. CBOE option volume leaders today: $BAC $BMY $AIG $AAPL
  8. Petrobras $PBR - volatility low at 43, shares near 13-month high; oil above $77
  9. Baidu- $BIDU Dec volatility low at 39; shares off record high after analyst lowers price target
  10. RT @CBOE_TV: Angela Miles reports on: Dubai World, Illumina, Apollo Group, AIG, Staples, VIX $$ http://bit.ly/53ld7y
  11. $AIG puts active on 113K contracts as Dec volatility increases to 96 from 70 as shares sell off 11% after Bernstein lowers price target
  12. Question: "What can you tell me about the following strategy: Broken Wing Butterfly Spread?" Answer: http://bit.ly/R5Pw
  13. Daily Covered Call Strategies on 10 stocks selected from S&P's proprietary 5-STAR, 4-STAR and 3-STAR ranking lists http://bit.ly/56w2bz
  14. CBOE Gold Volatility Index- $GVZ down 05c to $26.33. CBOE EuroCurrency Volatility Index- $EVZ up 9c to $12.48.
  15. CBOE active equity option families: $C $BAC $AAPL $GE
  16. S & P Depository Receipts- $SPY puts active on 514K contracts verses call volume of 236K contracts as Index sells off 1%
  17. HSBC Holdings- $HBC puts active on 4,100 contracts, volatility increases to 36 from 26; shares down 5% on uncertainty of Dubai
  18. CBOE Volatility Index- $VIX up 19% to 24.49
  19. Market Vector Gold Miners- $GDX volatility low at 42 on active Jan 57 call volume; gold above $1188
  20. Traders’ Expectations of Future $VIX Levels – The $VIX Term Structure slopes upward in 2010 and 2011 http://bit.ly/86diNm