Options Brief: Harmony Gold Mining Company (HMY)

Shares of Harmony Gold Mining Company HMY are higher on the session by 2.84%, trading at $15.22. Overall put volume is now running at 3.64x the daily average, with 4% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,325 contracts have traded on the session so far. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited is engaged in underground and surface gold mining and related activities, including exploration, processing and smelting. As at June 30, 2010, its mining operations reported total probable reserves of 48.1 million ounces, primarily from South African sources.