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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (49829)	5/8/2013 3:32:01 PM
From: Fintas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220129

OH YEAH. That's why I was willing to sell the 15's calls for BAC for Jan 2014. Looking at the open interest of calls vs puts I'm not the only one doing so.. Fintas

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (49829)

5/8/2013 3:54:19 PM

From: tracor

Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 220129

Look at the raw numbers of near money calls vs puts. Most extreme imbalance I recall seeing. Could get wild!

$SPX.X May 18 2013

10 Days to Expiration

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Calls	Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Vol	Op Int
1620.0 Call	15.60	17.00	16.20	3.80	3,514	25,899
1625.0 Call	12.20	13.00	13.00	3.38	18,799	45,110
1630.0 Call	9.70	10.00	9.80	2.50	9,361	32,056
1635.0 Call	6.80	7.60	7.23	2.03	2,758	20,103
1640.0 Call	4.70	5.40	5.17	1.67	7,714	13,549
1645.0 Call	3.20	3.60	3.60	1.05	5,076	16,134

Strike

1,620.00

1,625.00

1,630.00

1,635.00

1,640.00

1,645.00

Puts	Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Vol	Op Int
1620.0 Put	6.00	6.50	6.30	-3.30	4,052	8,130
1625.0 Put	7.50	8.40	8.00	-3.78	935	7,510
1630.0 Put	9.40	10.40	10.05	-4.15	1,188	286
1635.0 Put	11.70	13.40	12.60	-4.60	42	16
1640.0 Put	14.40	16.20	17.17	-4.23	13	123
1645.0 Put	17.80	19.80	25.60	0.00	10	33