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Investors pushed up call option prices in the electric utilities industry, and also pushed up put option prices in the management services industry today.

Any time the volatility skews above 1.00, it is an indication that calls are more expensive than puts. Typically, when calls are more expensive than puts, it means the demand for calls is greater than the demand for puts because investors believe the stock is going to rise in the future, and they want to take advantage of that movement by buying calls.

The opposite is also true. Any time a volatility skews below 1.00, it is an indication that puts are more expensive than calls.

Bullish Volatility Skews

Unisource Energy Corp. (UNS)---part of the Electric Utilities industry---came in at the top with a volatility skew of 1.15. This shouldn't be a surprise as UNS is up 7.37 percent for the past month.

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Are we seeing the return of "merger Monday"? Well, today there is a big deal: Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby Inc. and Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: WW) have agreed to a $3.5 billion merger (the equity will be split 50-50). The new entity will be called Towers Watson & Co.

These companies are major operators in the benefits-consulting space, which has been under pressure during the recession. So, why not strengthen things with a tie-up?

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