Notable Call Options Activity in Atmel

Shares of Atmel

are lower on the session by 1.58%, currently trading at $9.94. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two 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 $10.00 call, which has traded 1,000 times on open interest of 5,232 contracts. Calls are outpacing puts today by 17 to 1. Atmel Corporation is engaged in designing, developing and supply of microcontrollers. The company offers a portfolio of touch products, which integrate its microcontrollers with touch-focused property.