TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

Here are 7 options for option traders for Thursday:

Marriot (MAR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) saw a good deal of put buying. The stock closed at 35.08 and the July 35 puts (MAR SG) closed at 1.20 - 1.45. MAR's PowerRating is 6.

Cendant (CEN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 15.97 and the July 15 puts (CD SC) closed at 0.25 - 0.35. CD's PowerRating is 6.

Hewitt Associates (HEW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 25.13 and the July 25 puts (HEW SE) closed at 0.65 - 0.75.  HEW's Power Rating is 6.

Inco (N | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 58.81 and the July 60 puts (N SL) closed at 3.90 - 4.60.  N's Power Rating is 6.

Black & Decker (BDK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 80.68 and the July 80 puts (BDK SP) closed at 2.05 - 2.20. BDK's Power Rating is 6.

Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 36.18 and the July 35 puts (TVQ SG) closed at 0.85 - 1.00.  TEVA's Power Rating is 4.

Cree (CREE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.  The stock closed at 23.34 and the July 22 1/2 puts (CQR SX) closed at 0.90 - 1.00. CREE's Power Rating is 5.

Brice Wightman

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