The CBOE Board of Directors approved plans to pursue an underwritten initial public offering (IPO) of common stock of CBOE Holdings Inc. According to their statement, "It is the intent of the Board that CBOE's demutualization and IPO take place concurrently. It is the Board's judgment that combining the timing of the demutualization and IPO would be in the best interest of CBOE owners. Subject to a member vote in favor of demutualization, our goal is to complete both the demutualization and the IPO by the end of the second quarter of 2010."
Cemex (CX) closed at $11.08. Cemex announced on Dec. 10 the raising of $1.75 billion through a bond and note offering. December option implied volatility is at 53; January is at 51; below its 26-week average of 58, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
Options Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
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