Notable Put Options Activity in Health Care REIT

Shares of Health Care REIT HCN are higher on the session by 0.73%, currently trading at $51.04. 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 December 2011 $35.00 put traded 620 times on open interest of 2,838 contracts. Put volume is dominating call volume 3 to 1. Health Care REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust engaged in senior housing and health care real estate. The Company's portfolio of products includes senior housing and health care real estate, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, inpatient and outpatient medical centers and life science facilities.