Unusual Options Activity is an order for an options contract exceeding the average volume for a given asset. Tracking this activity provides traders and investors with insights into the positions of Paper. On the trading floor, brokers would carry orders from institutions from brokers into the pits. Derived from this occurrence, the term Paper is used to describe an order from an institution such as a hedge fund, mutual fund, bank, or a big trader.
What is "Unusual Option Activity" and what is "Paper"? Print
Modified on: Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 10:37 AM
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