"Justified or not, in recent years few industries have managed to scare away investors like financial firms have; nevertheless, we believe investors can cash in on AllianceBernstein (AB), a high-yielding asset management firm uniquely lucrative business structure," says Jonas Elmerraji.

The editor of Rhino Stock Report explains, "While investors continue to treat financial stocks with equal reluctance, some financial firms are better on better footing than others.

"One example is the asset managers. Asset management firms, the companies that professionally manage mutual funds, private accounts, and the like, took their knocks in the latest financial crisis.

Fortress Investment (NYSE: FIG) volatility flat. Investors compare FIG to Blackstone (NYSE: BX). FIG, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $36 billion assets under management, has a market cap of $10.5 billion. Blackstone, a private equity firm, initial public offering was priced at $31 a share, valuing BX at about $33.6 billion. BX manages $88.4 billion, including $19.6 billion in its most recent buyout fund according to Bloomberg. FIG overall option implied volatility of 38 is near its 21-week average according to Track Data.

IAC/InterActive (NASDAQ: IACI) option implied volatility flat at 27. IACI closed at $35. Stifel Nicolaus said on 6/20/07 that it was "upgrading shares of IACI to Buy from Hold and initiating a $42 12-month target price. Our upgrade of IACI is based on 60% probability of a material corporate event occurring within the next 6-months." IACI overall option implied volatility of 27 is near its 26-week average of 25 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price fluctuations.

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