Implied Volatility Alert: CIEN, NDAQ
10/07/09
CIEN volatility at 62 into purchase of optical and ethernet assets
Ciena (CIEN) is recently up 21 cents to $13.26 in pre-market trading.
CIEN purchased Nortel Networks optical networking and carrier ethernet business for $390 million and 10 million shares of CIEN.
CIEN overall options implied volatility of 62 is near its six-month average of 67, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
NDAQ volatility low at 44
The Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ) has seen increased listings momentum through IPOs and listing applications during the second half of 2009. Year to date, NDAQ has won 15 IPOs that have raised $ 4.2 billion.
Currently the exchange has 171 listing applications in the pipeline from sectors including biotech, technology and social media.
This week, insurance industry risk specialist Verisk Analytics Inc. plans to list on Nasdaq, marking the largest U.S. initial public offering in the past 12 months.
NDAQ is scheduled to report Q3 EPS on Nov. 5.
NDAQ November option implied volatility of 44 is below its 26-week average of 52, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing larger price movement.
Posted at 9:10 a.m.
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Researcher Paul Foster has 23 years of professional experience in the capital markets, investments, trading, corporate finance, arbitrage, options, and mergers and acquisitions.
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