TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

Here are 7 options for option traders for Friday:

Royal Caribean (RCL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) saw a good deal of put buying. The stock closed at 37.51 and the July 40 puts (RCL SH) closed at 2.95 - 3.20. RCL's PowerRating is 6.

Kyphon (KYPH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 34.62 and the July 35 puts (QYQ SG) closed at 2.00 - 2.20. KYPH's PowerRating is 6.

Meritage Homes (MTH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 48.82 and the July 50 puts (MTH SJ) closed at 3.20 - 3.50.  MTH's Power Rating is 6.

Coventry Health Care (CVH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 51.05 and the July 50 puts (CVH SJ) closed at 1.55 - 1.65.  CVH's Power Rating is 6.

Komag (KOMG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 43.39 and the July 45 puts (QKX SI) closed at 3.20 - 3.20. KOMG's Power Rating is 6.

McAfee (MFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 22.69 and the July 22 1/2 puts (MFE SX) closed at 0.70 - 0.85.  MFE's Power Rating is 6.

Headwaters (HW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.  The stock closed at 25.65 and the July 25 puts (HW SE) closed at 1.20 - 1.30. HW's Power Rating is 6.

Brice Wightman

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