Notable Call Options Activity in Vical
December 20, 2011 4:38 PM
Shares of Vical (NASDAQ: VICL) are higher on the session by 5.32%, currently trading at $4.55. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average.
Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing the heaviest volume is the March 2012 $5.00 call, which has traded 607 times on open interest of 4,768 contracts. The Jan201 $5.00 call also traded 460 times on 1,319 contracts.
Calls are outpacing puts today by 15 to 1.
Vical Incorporated researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its deoxyribonucleic acid delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatening diseases.
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