Option Block 322: When 50 is the New 70

Trading Block: The VIX was up 25% in the last week. FIA Boca update.  US derivatives exchanges have seen improved trading volume. In the US, three of the top five US exchanges grew in Feb.

Odd Block: Calls trade in UQM Technologies (UQM), call buyers jump into Silicon Image, Inc. (SIMG), puts trade in Montage Technology Group (MONT), and call sellers try on some DSW Inc. (DSW).

Xpress Block: A quiet day at OX. Some activity in triple digit names and the 10-year and the Bund.

Around the Block: Ukraine worries, Sundays referendum, US sanctions and Feb US data numbers.