Options Update: eBay volatility flat into EPS and PayPal commentary

Posted Oct 5th 2009 8:00AM by Paul Foster
Filed under: eBay (EBAY), Options

eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) closed at $22.70. EBAY is scheduled to report Q3 EPS after the market close on October 21. EBAY November call option implied volatility closed at 38, puts at 45, January is at 35, puts at 43; verses its 26-week average of 43, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement

Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) is recently trading at $8.30 in pre-open trading, above its close of $7.65. BRCD has put itself up for sale according to the Wall Street Journal. BRCD is data storage and networking firm. BRCD October option implied volatility is at 55, January is at 53; near its 26-week average of 56, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

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

Tags: Brocade, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility

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