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Options Update: Sun Microsystems volatility elevated on EU Commission concerns

Posted Oct 29th 2009 8:15AM by Paul FosterPaul Foster RSS Feed
Filed under: Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Options


Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) closed at $8.18. Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced in April it was paying $9.50 in cash per share for JAVA. JAVA November option implied volatility is at 57, December is at 57, January is at 59, above its 21-week average of 19, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.


CBOE Volatility Index-VIX at 27.90; 10-day moving average is 22.77.


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

Tags: CBOE Volatility Index-VIX, CboeVolatilityIndex-vix, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility

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