Notable Put Options Activity in Assured Guaranty

Shares of Assured Guaranty AGO are lower on the session by 2.22%, currently trading at $13.65. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the September 2011 $12.00 put traded 1,750 times on open interest of 4,957 contracts. Put volume is dominating call volume 8 to 1. Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, credit protection products to the United States and international public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets.