“(NYSE:UNG) options saw interesting call activity today. A total of 4,932 put and 34,180 call contracts were traded raising a low Put/Call volume alert. Today’s traded Put/Call ratio is 0.14. There were 6.93 calls traded for each put contract,” Leo Goldman Reports From Market Intellisearch.

Goldman goes on to say, “Shares of United States Natural Gas Fund slipped $0.00 (0.00%) to $7.51. The stock closed at $7.51 in the last trading session and today the shares of (NYSE:UNG) opened at $7.51. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $7.41 and high of $7.56. The current trading volume of 16,167,267 is less than average volume of 27,867,800 shares. (NYSE:UNG) is trading above the 50 day moving average and lower than the 200 day moving average. The stock’s 52 week low is $6.72 and 52 week high is $16.88.”

We have included some more details on the US Natural Gas ETF (NYSE:UNG) including a snapshot of the options activity below:

Call Options

Expire at close Friday, May 21, 2010

Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Open Int 3.00 UNY100522C00003000 4.00 0.00 4.45 4.55 0 52 4.00 UNY100522C00004000 3.30 0.00 3.45 3.55 0 219 5.00 UNY100522C00005000 2.51 0.00 2.51 2.55 496 875 6.00 UNY100522C00006000 1.51 0.09 1.51 1.54 212 6,460 7.00 UNY100522C00007000 0.56 0.02 0.56 0.57 4,613 53,102 8.00 UNY100522C00008000 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.06 12,151 70,565 9.00 UNY100522C00009000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 35 15,885 10.00 UNY100522C00010000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 2,640 11.00 UNY100522C00011000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 726 12.00 UNY100522C00012000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 1,100 13.00 UNY100522C00013000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 254

Put Options

Expire at close Friday, May 21, 2010

Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Open Int 4.00 UNY100522P00004000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 1,141 5.00 UNY100522P00005000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 28 3,781 6.00 UNY100522P00006000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 85 38,291 7.00 UNY100522P00007000 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.05 1,808 43,228 8.00 UNY100522P00008000 0.53 0.02 0.53 0.54 147 14,698 9.00 UNY100522P00009000 1.53 0.17 1.47 1.50 20 6,029 10.00 UNY100522P00010000 2.50 0.00 2.47 2.50 5 357 11.00 UNY100522P00011000 3.50 0.07 3.45 3.55 7 160 12.00 UNY100522P00012000 4.69 0.00 4.45 4.55 0 187 13.00 UNY100522P00013000 5.78 0.00 5.40 5.55 0 284

Call Options

Expire at close Friday, June 18, 2010

Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Open Int 3.00 UNY100619C00003000 4.60 0.60 4.45 4.55 2 1 4.00 UNY100619C00004000 3.40 0.00 3.45 3.55 0 333 5.00 UNY100619C00005000 2.49 0.09 2.51 2.55 3 323 6.00 UNY100619C00006000 1.57 0.00 1.55 1.58 7 2,589 7.00 UNY100619C00007000 0.73 0.02 0.70 0.73 854 27,594 8.00 UNY100619C00008000 0.24 0.02 0.24 0.25 8,320 22,014 9.00 UNY100619C00009000 0.08 0.00 0.07 0.08 240 6,011 10.00 UNY100619C00010000 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.03 2 4,387 11.00 UNY100619C00011000 0.02 0.00 N/A 0.02 5 288 12.00 UNY100619C00012000 0.01 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 40

Put Options

Expire at close Friday, June 18, 2010

Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Open Int 4.00 UNY100619P00004000 0.02 0.00 N/A 0.01 0 231 5.00 UNY100619P00005000 0.02 0.00 N/A 0.02 25 1,357 6.00 UNY100619P00006000 0.05 0.00 0.04 0.05 10 10,884 7.00 UNY100619P00007000 0.20 0.01 0.19 0.21 1,155 15,914 8.00 UNY100619P00008000 0.72 0.00 0.71 0.73 405 4,973 9.00 UNY100619P00009000 1.59 0.07 1.54 1.57 353 909 10.00 UNY100619P00010000 2.69 0.00 2.49 2.52 13 211 11.00 UNY100619P00011000 3.50 0.20 3.45 3.55 7 159 12.00 UNY100619P00012000 4.65 0.00 4.45 4.55 46 44

ETFs offer an easy way to play Natural Gas and there are many options available besides the most popular US Natural Gas ETF (NYSE: UNG).  We have listed some options for investors to look at and compare to one another below.  Note that we have listed some industry related ETFs as well as direct Natural Gas exposure plays excluding any leveraged ETFs.         

United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE:UNG)         

The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (“UNG”) is a new way for investors and hedgers to manage their exposure to energy. The United States Natural Gas Fund LP (NYSE: UNG) is an exchange traded security that is designed to track in percentage terms the movements of natural gas prices. UNG issues units that may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca. The investment objective of UNG is for the changes in percentage terms of the units’ net asset value to reflect the changes in percentage terms of the price of natural gas delivered at the Henry Hub, Louisiana, as measured by the changes in the price of the futures contract on natural gas traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire, less UNG’s expenses.         

United States 12 Month Natural Gas (NYSE:UNL)         

The investment seeks to reflect the changes, net of expenses, of the spot price of natural gas delivered at the Henry Hub, Louisiana, as measured by the changes in the average of the prices of 12 futures contracts on natural gas traded on the NYMEX. The fund will consist of the near month contact to expire and the contracts for the following eleven months, for a total of 12 consecutive months contracts, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire and the contracts for the following eleven consecutive months.         

iPath DJ-UBS Natural Gas TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE:GAZ)         

The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return Sub-Index. The note is designed to reflect the performance of natural gas. The index is composed of the Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange.         

First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Idx (NYSE:FCG)         

The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas index. The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is an equal-weighted index that consists of exchange-listed companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenue from the exploration and production of natural gas. The fund is nondiversified.         

iShares Dow Jones US Oil Equipment Index (NYSE:IEZ)         

The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Equipment & Services index. The fund generally invests at least 90% of assets in securities of the Underlying index and depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying index. It may invest the remainder of assets in securities not included in the Underlying index but which BGFA believes will help the fund track Underlying index, and in futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options and swaps as well as cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BGFA. It is nondiversified.         

Jefferies | TR/J CRB Wildcatters Exploration & Production Equity ETF (NYSE:WCAT)         

The investment seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Wildcatters Energy E&P Equity index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in the equity securities that comprise the underlying index and depositary receipts based on the securities in index. The index is designed to track the overall performance of a universe of listed U.S. and Canadian small and mid-capitalization companies engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The fund is nondiversified.

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