Wednesday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (AAPL, HPQ, GMCR, BAC, C)

The overall market is drifting around this morning, failing to find a definitive direction; currently, the S&P 500 SPX is lower on the session by 4.54 points, trading at $1,143. Note that the 5-day moving average, a key short-term indicator, is at $1,141. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. AAPL 95,536 contracts, 61.0% calls, 39.0% puts 2. Hewlett Packard Co. HPQ 87,300 contracts, 65.7% calls, 34.3% puts 3. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters GMCR 71,753 contracts, 54.6% calls, 45.4% puts. 4. Bank of America BAC 59,488 contracts, 39.9% calls, 60.1% puts 5. Citigroup C 58,734 contracts, 81.7% calls, 18.3% puts For more great research like this, as well as how to play it through options…please visit Benzinga's Options & Volatility Edge and Benzinga's Cash Generator.