Headline News: Stock Options

• MetLife chairman and CEO exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  The chairman, president and chief executive of insurer MetLife Inc. exercised options for 3,100 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
  
• Olympic Steel director Meathe exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  A director of steel processor and distributor Olympic Steel Inc. exercised options for 3,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
  
• IBM senior VP exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  A senior vice president of International Business Machines Corp. exercised options for 75,000 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Friday.
  
• Chevron vice president exercises options for shares (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  The vice president and general counsel of oil company Chevron Corp. exercised options for 103,333 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
  
• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals VP exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  An executive vice president of biotechnology company Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. exercised options for 90,750 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
  
• Expeditors Int'l director exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  A director of logistics provider Expeditors International of Washington Inc. exercised options for 32,000 shares of common stock, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday.
  
• China Direct chief executive exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  The chief executive of China Direct Inc., a U.S.-based company that advises Chinese companies seeking access to U.S. capital markets, exercised options for 41,940 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
  
• Commscope president and COO exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  The president and chief operating officer of Commscope Inc., a supplier of networking infrastructure, exercised options for 21,250 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
  
• Estee Lauder president exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  The president of Estee Lauder Cos., one of the world's top cosmetics makers, exercised options for 33,333 shares and then sold 38,294 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
  
• Walter Industries executive exercises options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  A divisional executive vice president of Walter Industries Inc., which produces metallurgical coal and runs a home-financing business, exercised options for and then sold 10,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.