Thursday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, F, AAPL, POT)

Well, the shorts are getting squeezed today. Currently, the S&P 500 SPX is higher by 18.58 points, trading at $1,216.55. The CBOE Volatility Index is off by 6.65%, registering 18.26. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup C 279,189 contracts, 92.5% calls, 7.5% puts 2. Bank of America BAC 220,229 contracts, 43.3% calls, 56.7% puts 3. Ford Motor Co. F 181,037 contracts, 85.8% calls, 14.2% puts 4. Apple Inc. AAPL 174,771 contracts, 61.6% calls, 38.4% puts 5. Potash Corp. POT 151,108 contracts, 49.9% calls, 50.1% puts