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Greenberg scoffs at Bear liquidity crunch rumors

Posted Mar 10th 2008 4:34PM by Maura McCormack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors,

On CNBC today, Alan "Ace" Greenberg scoffed at the notion that Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC)was on the brink of a liquidity crisis. But the protestation wasn't enough to stem the fall of the stock price to $62.21, its lowest level since March 2003, according to Bloomberg.

Despite the denial, there were two negative developments: Bear's put options were unusually active on Monday, and the cost to insure Bear's debt against default climbed, according to Dealbook.

"Totally ridiculous" is Greenberg's assessment of the rumors, but someone's betting that it's not.

Option update 8-1-07: Volatility indicating increased movement in market

Posted Aug 1st 2007 4:45PM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Options, ,

Bear Stearns-(NYSE-BSC) volatility Elevated at 56; above 26-week average of 31. BSC is recently down $5.78 to $115.49. BSC August & September option implied volatility of 56 is above its 26-week average of 31 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LEH) volatility Elevated at 55, above 26-week average of 30. LEH is recently down $2.47 to $59.56. LEH call option volume of 16,716 contracts compares to put volume of 18,651 contracts. LEH August & September option implied volatility of 55 is above its 26-week average of 30 according to Track Data, suggesting larger risk.

Volatility Index S&P 500 Options-VIX up 1.34 to 24.86.

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