Monday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, JPM, AAPL, MSFT)

The overall market is breathing a sigh of relief on less strict than expected bank regulation news; currently, the S&P 500 SPX is higher by 12.51 points, trading at $1,121. Note that VIX futures are sliding a bit as well, with the front month off $1.10, trading at $21.95. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup C 211,416 contracts, 72.0% calls, 28.0% puts 2. Bank of America Corp. BAC 70.7% calls, 29.3% puts 3. J.P. Morgan Chase JPM 104,893 contracts, 79.6% calls, 20.4% puts 4. Apple Inc. AAPL 93,796 contracts, 62.0% calls, 38.0% puts 5. Microsoft Corp. MSFT 71,510 contracts, 72.9% calls, 27.1% puts