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Option Update: Hershey volume & volatility increases as shares rally

Posted Aug 7th 2008 8:40AM by Paul FosterPaul Foster RSS Feed
Filed under: Hershey Co (HSY), Options

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Hershey (NYSE: HSY) closed at $40.23 Wednesday. HSY call volume was heavy on August 6, with 21,092 contracts trading. HSY August option implied volatility is at 56, September at 44; above its 26-week average of 30 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS) closed at $15.34 Wednesday. RMBS is the frequent subject of patent infringement & anti-trust claim issues. Hynix Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics and Micron Tech (NYSE-MU) have had patent infringement suits with RMBS. RMBS September option implied volatility of 103 is above its 6-month average of 74 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

Financial Select Sector-XLF overall volatility at 39; 26-week average is 38

Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com

Tags: hsy, inthenews, Micron Tech, MicronTech, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility, Rambus, rmbs

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Last updated: November 25, 2009: 10:34 AM

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