Implied Volatility Alert: HPQ
08/18/09
HPQ call and put volume equal into EPS
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is recently up 84 cents to $43.94.
The company is scheduled to report Q3 EPS after the market close today.
HPQ call option volume of 78,901 contracts compares to put volume of 75,058 contracts.
HPQ August 44 straddle is priced at $2.50, and the September 44 straddle is priced at $3.80.
HPQ September option implied volatility of 37 is near its 26-week average of 41, according to Track Data, suggesting less price risk after EPS.
Posted at 3:55 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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