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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Option update: SAP volatility flat; Professor says MSFT should buy SAP]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/25/option-update-sap-volatility-flat-professor-says-msft-should-b/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/25/option-update-sap-volatility-flat-professor-says-msft-should-b/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/25/option-update-sap-volatility-flat-professor-says-msft-should-b/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a></p><p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sap-aktiengesellschaft/sap/nys"><img align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/02/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" /><strong>SAP AG</strong></a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sap-aktiengesellschaft/sap/nys">SAP</a>) closed at $48.05 Friday. <br /></p>
<p>Michael A Cusumano, a professor at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said in the <em>New York Times</em> on February 24, 2008 that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>), "rather than acquire <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>), should pursue SAP." SAP is a German software company has more than 46,100 customers in more than 120 countries running applications from SAP. <br /></p>
<p>SAP overall option implied volatility of 31 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional risk.</p>
<p><em>Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com</em><br /></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/25/option-update-sap-volatility-flat-professor-says-msft-should-b/">Option update: SAP volatility flat; Professor says MSFT should buy SAP</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/25/option-update-sap-volatility-flat-professor-says-msft-should-b/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1123705/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/25/option-update-sap-volatility-flat-professor-says-msft-should-b/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>inthenews</category><category>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</category><category>MassachusettsInstituteOfTechnology</category><category>Michael A Cusumano</category><category>MichaelACusumano</category><category>microsoft</category><category>MIT</category><category>msft</category><category>sap</category><category>SAP AG</category><category>SapAg</category><category>yahoo</category><category>yhoo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:58:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
