Notable Put Options Activity in The TJX Companies

Shares of The TJX Companies TJX are higher on the session by 0.76%, currently trading at $55.51. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the October 2011 $55 put traded 1,400 times on open interest of 213 contracts. Put volume is dominating call volume 7 to 1. The TJX Companies, Inc. is an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States and worldwide. The company operates multiple off-price retail chains in the United States, Canada and Europe.