TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for Monday

Here are 7 options for option traders for Monday:

Human Genome Science (HGSI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) October 12 1/2 calls were active. The stock closed at 11.54 and the October 12 1/2 calls (HQI JV) closed at 0.35. HGSI's PowerRating is 5.

Affymetrix (AFFX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) October 22 1/2 calls were active. The stock closed at 21.56 and the October 22 1/2 calls (FIW JX) closed at 0.80. AFFX's PowerRating is 4.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) October 20 calls were active. The stock closed at 21.70 and the October 20 calls (UTU JD) closed at 2.00. CBST's PowerRating is 7.

Vishay (VSH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) November 15 puts were active. The stock closed at 14.04 and the November 15 puts (VSH WC) closed at 1.35. VSH's PowerRating is 4.

Monster Worldwide (MNST | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had exceptional put/call volume ratio. The stock closed at 36.19 and the October 40 puts (BSQ VHF) closed at 4.10. MNST's PowerRating is 5.

Lexmark (LXK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had exceptional put/call volume ratio. The stock closed at 57.66 and the October 60 puts (LXK VL) closed at 2.90. LXK's PowerRating is 6.

Corinthian Colleges (COCO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) broke to the downside. The stock closed at 10.81 and the October 10 puts (UCS VB) closed at 0.15. COCO's PowerRating is 4.

Becton Dickinson (BDX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) broke to the upside. The stock closed at 70.67 and the October 70 calls (BDX JN) closed at 10.00. BDX's PowerRating is 5.

Brice Wightman

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