TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

Here are 7 options for option traders for Friday:

USG (USG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) saw a good deal of put buying. The stock closed at 71.80 and the July 70 puts (USG SN) closed at 2.40 - 4.40 USG's PowerRating is 4.

Goodyear (GT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of call buying. The stock closed at 11.09 and the July 12 1/2 puts (GT SV) closed at 1.00 - 1.20. GT's PowerRating is 5.

Lowe's (LOW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 61.15 and the July 60 puts (LOW SL) closed at 0.90 - 1.00. LOW's PowerRating is 4.

Taro (TARO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 10.10 and the July 10 puts (QTT SB) closed at 0.60 - 0.70. TARO's PowerRating is 6.

Lexmark (LXK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 54.78 and the July 55 puts (LXK SK) closed at 1.80 - 1.90. LXK's PowerRating is 5.

Tyco (TYC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 26.60 and the July 27 1/2 puts (TYC SY) closed at 1.05 - 1.15. TYC's PowerRating is 4.

Brice Wightman

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