Notable Call Options Activity in Origin Agritech

Shares of Origin Agritech

are lower on the session by 0.65%, currently trading at $3.07. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks 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 April 2012 $4.00 call, which has traded 854 times on open interest of 608 contracts. Calls are outpacing puts today by 6 to 1. Origin Agritech Limited is a technology-focused crop seed company serving mainland China. The company's activities include the specialization in the research and development, production, and sales and marketing of crop seeds throughout the People's Republic of China