Calls Purchased on NBTY Inc. (NTY)

Shares of NBTY Inc. (NYSE: NTY) are higher on the session by 0.30%, currently trading at $53.61. The stock has been moving largely sideways since it received a takeover bid by Carlyle Group for $55.00 cash.

Options traders are picking up some calls today. The September $55 and December $55 call have each found purchases (2,600 and 1,100, respectively) today; volume did not exceed open interest on either strike.

Call volume is currently running at 3.66x the daily average.

NBTY, Inc. (NBTY) is a vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and retailer of a line of nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. The Company markets approximately 25,000 products under numerous brands