Tuesday’s Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (POT, AAPL, RIMM, BAC, C, SPY)

The overall market is higher on the session, bolstered by the plethora of M&A activity we are seeing across multiple sectors today. Currently, the S&P 500 SPY is higher by 13 points, trading at 1,092. Look for resistance at 1,100. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders. 1. Potash Corp. POT 136,406 contracts, 60.3% calls, 39.7% puts 2. Apple Inc. AAPL 93,521 contracts, 59.9% calls, 40.1% puts 3. Research in Motion RIMM 72,211 contracts, 43.2% calls, 56.8% puts 4. Bank of America BAC 68,105 contracts, 65.5% calls, 34.5% puts 5. Citigroup C 64,226 contracts, 83.0% calls, 17.0% puts