Notable Call Options Activity in Ameriprise Financial

Shares of Ameriprise Financial

are lower on the session by 0.49%, currently trading at $46.32. 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 January 2012 $49.00 call, which has traded 702 times on open interest of 465 contracts. Calls are outpacing puts today. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a holding company primarily engaged in business through its subsidiaries. It provides financial planning, and products and services. Ameriprise Financial operates in five segments: Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Annuities, Protection and Corporate & Other.