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Options Update: BHP Billiton Volatility Low as Shares Trend Higher

Posted Mar 22nd 2010 9:00AM by Paul Foster
Filed under: Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Options, BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP)

BHP Billiton (BHP) closed at $77.80. Copper is recently down 0.99% according to Bloomberg. BHP April put option implied volatility is at 31, May is at 32, below its 26-week average of 38, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) at 16.96; 200-day moving average is 23.73.

Three stocks with IV rise on March 19; Apollo Investment (AINV) +6%, Provident Energy Trust (PVX) +5%, Sprint (S) +7%, according to IVolatility.

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

Tags: Apollo Investment AINV, CBOE Volatility Index VIX, inthenews, option implied volatility, Provident Energy Trust PVX

Indexes	Change	Price
DJIA	-89.23	12,801.23
NASDAQ	-23.35	2,903.88
S&P 500	-9.31	1,342.64

Last updated: February 10, 2012: 05:25 PM

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