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Options Update: Microsoft volatility Elevated; shares near 11-year low after EPS

Posted Jan 22nd 2009 9:30AM by Paul Foster
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Options

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is recently down over 7% to $17.67 in pre-open trading. MSFT report Q2 EPS of 47c verses consensus estimates of 49c. MSFT said it is planning for economic uncertainty for the rest of the year. MSFT purchased $2.2B in MSFT shares in Q2. MSFT February option implied volatility of 60 is above its 26-week average of 46, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

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

Tags: option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility

Indexes	Change	Price
DJIA	-6.66	12,496.15
NASDAQ	+11.04	2,850.12
S&P 500	+2.23	1,318.86

Last updated: May 23, 2012: 07:00 PM

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