Options Update: iShares Trust FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Fund Volatility Low; February CPI Up 2.7%


iShares Trust FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Fund (FXI) closed at $41.35. Chinese CPI rose 2.7% in February. Overall option implied volatility of 26 is below its 26-week average of 32, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

Devon Energy (DVN) closed at $72.04. DVN entered into agreements to sell all of its assets in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Azerbaijan to BP for $7.0B. WTI Crude oil futures are recently up 0.58% to $82.59, according to Bloomberg. April option implied volatility is at 29, July is at 32, October is at 34; below its 26-week average of 34, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing near term price movement.

Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.

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Last updated: February 10, 2012: 11:02 AM

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