Notable Put Options Activity in Equity One

Shares of Equity One

are higher on the session by 2.33%, currently trading at $15.80. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. The strike seeing the heaviest action is the December 2011 $20.00 put, which has traded 1,200 times on open interest of 2,020 contracts. The June 2012 $20.00 put also traded 1,000 times on no open interest. Put volume is outpacing call volume by 2,000 to 1. Equity One, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops neighborhood and community shopping centers.