According to the Options Clearing Commission, these were the top equity options (by volume) that traded yesterday (excluding index ETFs and other derivatives like SPY and VIX trades):
Individual Investors
- 67,895 Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) call contracts
- 51,140 Thompson Creek Metals Company (NYSE:TC) put contracts
- 40,143 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) call contracts
- 21,603 KB Homes (NYSE:KBH) put contracts
- 18,157 Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) put contracts
Market Makers
- 361,702 Altria Group (NYSE:MO) call contracts
- 43,381 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) call contracts
- 33,956 Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) call contracts
- 20,933 Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) put contracts
- 12,869 Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) call contracts
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