Today’s tickers: SNE, PLCE & EBAY SNE  - Sony Corp. ADR –  The consumer electronics maker popped up on our ‘hot by options volume’ market scanner this morning after large positions were initiated in July expiry calls and puts. The strategist responsible for the trades appears to be positioning for shares in Sony Corp. to post double-digit gains in the next five months to expiration. The stock is up 1.35% at $21.17 on Thursday afternoon, one day after the Company’s new handheld game player and entertainment device, the Playstation Vita, went on sale in the U.S. It looks like the trader responsible for the bulk of total volume in Sony options today sold 5,000 puts at the July $16 strike for a premium of $0.35 each, and purchased around the same number of July $23 calls at an average premium of $0.93 apiece. The sizable positions were not marked as a spread, but the trades printed at approximately the same time this morning. The sale of the puts yields a net credit of $0.35 per contract, which the investor keeps as long as shares in Sony exceed $16.00 through expiration day. Long calls at the $23 strike prepare the investor to profit in the event that Sony’s shares rally 13.0% to surpass the effective breakeven price of $23.93 by expiration day in July. Finally, the purchase of around 1,300 calls at the July $22 strike suggests other bullish players are anticipating share price appreciation for the electronics maker. Traders paid an average premium of $1.40 per contract for the $22 strike calls and may profit in the event that shares settle above $23.40 at expiration. PLCE  - Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. –  Traders driving volume in options on the specialty retailer of children’s apparel and accessories appear…