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Facebook options activity soars from day one

Options trading on the stock points to a bearish bias, with the largest bets predicting a fall to $25 a share

Like the stock before it, Facebook options debuted Tuesday with a record-setting flurry of activity, as traders bet the beaten-down stock has farther to fall.

Activity in options, contracts that allow investors to bet on the direction in which Facebook stock will move, soared Tuesday to a record for any option making its debut, according to data provider Trade Alert.

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