Nasdaq OMX Group Attracts Call Buyers (NDAQ)

Shares of The NASDAQ OMX Group NDAQ are higher on the session by 5.62%, currently trading at $29.70. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. Heavy call volume can be seen on several strikes today; namely the Feb $29.00 strike, the September $30.00 strike, and the Jan 2012 $35.00 strike. Volume has vastly exceeded open interest on all those lines. Overall call volume is now running at 4.44x the daily average with 88% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is a global exchange group that delivers trading, exchange technology, securities listing, and public company services across six continents. The company's offerings include trading across multiple asset classes, market data products, financial indexes, capital formation solutions, financial services and market technology products and services.