Notable Call Options Activity in Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) are higher on the session by 4.66%, currently trading at $80.26. 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 February 2012 $80.00 call, which has traded 350 times on open interest of 1,856 contracts. Small lots are active on the name today.

Calls are outpacing puts today by 3 to 1.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutic products aimed at treating patients with severe and life-threatening disease states.