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Trade positions for small-cap downside
October 30, 2009 Fri 11:05 AM CT

Options activity is bearish in the IWM exchange-traded fund, marking a second day that investors use the instrument to position for small-cap weakness.

IWM ChartOur tracking systems detected the purchase of 17,000 contracts each in the December 56 puts for $2.12 and the December 51 puts for $0.82. Volume exceeded open interest in the lower-strike puts, suggesting the investor may have closed out a...


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