Thursday’s Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (CSCO, C, AAPL, F, BAC, SPY)

The overall market is down once again today, though well off the lows it saw near the opening bell; currently, the S&P 500 SPY is lower by 6 points, trading at 1,083. Crude futures are continuing lower as well, currently lower by 2.0%, trading at $76.43 per barrel, though are off its low of $76.05 per barrel. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Cisco Systems CSCO 284,108 contracts, 59.0% calls, 41.0% puts 2. Citigroup C 188,796 contracts, 66.5% calls, 33.5% puts 3. Apple Inc. AAPL 124,768 contracts, 57.7% calls, 42.3% puts 4. Ford Motor Company F 69,213 contracts, 77.1% calls, 22.9% puts 5. Bank of America BAC 55,774 contracts, 64.9% calls, 35.1% puts