Implied Volatility Alert: DJX, MOT
10/21/09
DJX November call volatility low at 12.9 as market trends higher
The CBOE Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJX) is recently up 45 cents to $100.85.
The DJX index option contract is based on 1/100 of the current value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI).
DJX November 100 call option implied volatility is at 12.9, puts are at 18.3; December 100 calls are at 14, puts are at 20.5; according to Track Data.
MOT volatility low into EPS and handset guidance
Motorola (MOT) is recently down 12 cents to $8.20.
The company is expected to report Q3 EPS Oct. 29.
Goldman Sachs has a "neutral" rating and $7.50 price target on MOT.
MOT November option implied volatility is at 51, and January is at 49, versus its six-month average of 55, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
Posted at 1 p.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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