Market Statistics Equity option activity on the Chicago Board Options Exchange ( CBOE ) saw 995,598 call contracts traded on Friday, compared to 742,281 put contracts. Across the pond, traders are digesting a scandal surrounding International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, while inflationary concerns and lower commodities prices dragged down stocks down in Asia. Lower commodities prices weighed on energy and mining issues, while banks and utilities continued to struggle in Japan as traders considered a pending aid package for nuclear crisis-stricken Tokyo Electric Power.