Options trading slow but Microsoft, (NASDAQ: MSFT), Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) and El Paso (NYSE: EP) garner strong volume.

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Options trading moderate with Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and PowerShares Bullish Dollar Fund (NYSE: UUP) rising as the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) fell.

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Retailers American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) and Saks ((NYSE: SKS) saw bullish options trades while Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and China-Biotics (NASDAQ: CHBT) were slammed.

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Bears rule options trading with the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) touching 20 though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) finds some fans.

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Options expiration Friday trading busy with Cheniere Energy (AMEX: LNG), CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), The Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO).

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Options trading mild for expiration Thursday though Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) grab some volume.

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Options trading quiet while volume flows to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Hershey (NYSE: HSY) and SPDR Industrials ETF (NYSE: XLI).

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Options trading was active in Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) as personal computer market contracts.

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Options trading quiet though Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) grab some volume.

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Options trading moderate as bears take control of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Nvdia (NASDAQ: NVDA).

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Weekly options on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) get trader interest as Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) gaps down, and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) gets a sell signal.

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Broad sell off hits options trading in SPDR Oil Exploration and Production Fund (NYSE: XOP), while hope lives in SPDR Technology ETF (NYSE: XLK).

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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) finds bullish options traders as market volume distorted by ex-dividend trading in equities.

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Options quiet but action seen in Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Dollar Thrifty (NYSE: DTG) is Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY).

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Options active with CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rising again and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) dropping.

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Visa (NYSE: V), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) busy options trading before earnings. CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rallies again.

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The iShares Silver Fund (NYSE: SLV) saw heavy downside trading in the options market today.

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CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is up as uncertain market sees option volume in Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), Citigroup (NYSE: C).

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Options pick up volume with action in AT&T, (NYSE: T), Yahoo, (NASDAQ: YYHOO), Las Vegas Sands ((NYSE: LVS).

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Options trading moderate as Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) fall out.

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Options trading moderately active with earnings names include Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX), (NASDAQ: BIDU).

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Options trading picks up after Bernanke speaks. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) see action.

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Option volume picks up with traders active in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Allied Nevada Gold (AMEX: ANV).

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Options trading slow but IShares Silver Fund (NYSE: SLV) trades more than 1 million contracts.

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Options trading volume seen in Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), (NASDAQ: BIDU), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).

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Mostly quiet options trading though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Hanesbrands ((NYSE: HBI) see some action.

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A market sell off spurs activity in the options market with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Las Vegas Sand (NYSE: LVS) leading the volume.

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Options expiration mostly quiet except Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) slammed and options volume reaches 343,000 contracts.

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Options busy today led by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

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Options volume picks up on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), CitiGroup (NYSE: C) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) trading. VIX falls below 17.

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Options wrap finds some bulls buying Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) calls, while bears buy target (NYSE: TGT) puts.

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Options trading moderate as CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drops, Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) sues Community Health (NYSE: CYH).

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Quiet options trading day as Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) finds a call buyer and the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) adds .82 to 17.93.

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Options trading slow but Citigroup (NYSE: C) easily dominates equity option trading.

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Options trading today dominated by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSC)) and retailers The Gap (NYSE: GPS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN).

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Options volume picked up with precious metals firms Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) and Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK) drawing traders.

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Quiet options trading dominated by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE), and Duoyuan Global Water (NYSE: DGW).

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Generally quiet options trading led by Citi (NYSE: C), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO). CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) trails down.

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Options wrap up on slow day as Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) trade down, and Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) rises.

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Options trading mild though MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) rise as the Federal Reserve delays decision on debit card fees.

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Slow options trading is led by Home Depot (NYSE: HD) as it announces $1 billion stock buyback.

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Citi (NYSE: C) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) see busy options trading.

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Options trading today active in Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

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Options volume picks up due to trading in Citigroup (NYSE: C), Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY).

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(NASDAQ: BIDU) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) were volume leaders in the options markets today.

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China rare earth firms like Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) provide a little action in today’s quiet options market.

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Options trading slows as Japan fears diminish, AT&T (NYSE: T) plans takeover, and Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) says it will acquire OptionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS).

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Your daily options trading wrap up. Sentiment Overall market action has been orderly on the Quadruple Witch options expiration Friday. With no economic news or earnings of importance to guide the action, some of the early focus was on the currency market after G-7 officials agreed to intervene and slow the rally in the Japanese…

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Options trading very busy as broad market, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rebound. Option expiration drive action in SPDR Financial ETF (NYSE: XLF).

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The options market saw huge volume in South Korea Index (NYSE: EWY) and iShares Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ). The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rose above 27.

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