On the call side, Chevron is seeing more than 30 times the normal call volume today and Marathon Oil is also over 17 times normal volume off of news that Conoco-Phillips announced a dividend hike and share repurchase program, so investors may be looking at other companies in the sector. Both companies are also set to go ex-dividend on Monday, February 14th. Also topping the list of active call options are St Jude Medical and Schlumberger. Shares of Schlumberger hit a 52-week high earlier in the day, but have since pulled back. Closing out the call list is Office Depot on news that the retailer may by carrying Research In Motions Playbook tablet on their shelves in April.Taking a look at the put side of the ledger, Tyson Foods has had about 10.5 times the average amount of puts traded on news that the company will pay at the US Government a 5.2 Million dollar settlement to settle claims that its Mexican poultry subsidiary made payoffs to certify its products for export. Flextronics and Corning are also active with 8.0 and 7.8 times the average amount of put volume today. Chipotle is seeing high put option activity after several analysts downgraded the company today. Finally, Nokia rounds out the list with 4.9 times the average amount of puts on news that the company will be partnering with Microsoft to their software of future devices, all but signaling the death of their Symbian Mobile operating system. Shares of the company are down over 15% today. This has been you daily options update from the Financial News Network. Stay tuned for more insight into where the big money is placing their bets each day.
