Options Update: Retail HOLDRS volatility low into holiday shopping season

Posted Nov 24th 2009 8:30AM by Paul FosterPaul Foster RSS Feed
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Retail HOLDRS (RTH), an undivided index of retail merchandisers, closed at $94.61. RTH overall option implied volatility of 20 is below its 26-week average of 24, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

Gold Fields (GFI) closed $14.74. Gold is recently up 0.52% to $1170, according to Bloomberg. Gold Fields is an unhedged producer of gold. December and January option implied volatility of 48 is below its 26-week average of 54, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

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

Tags: ghi, Gold Fields, GoldFields, inthenews, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility, Retail HOLDRS, RetailHoldrs, rth

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