Implied Volatility Alert: PBR, BA
09/02/09
PBR September volatility low at 48; oil above $68
Petrobras (PBR) is recently trading at $39.30 in pre-market trading, above yesterday's close of $38.95.
Crude oil futures are recently up .63% to $68.48 a barrel, according to Bloomberg.
BP PLC (BP) announced it discovered oil at its Tiber Prospect in the deepwater area of the Gulf of Mexico. Tiber is operated by BP, with a 62% working interest with co-owners PBR (20%) and ConocoPhillips (COP) (18%).
PBR September option implied volatility is at 48, and October is at 47, below its six-month average of 53, according to Track Data.
BA November volatility flat at 41
Boeing (BA) closed yesterday at $48.77.
BA is presenting at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Unplugged Conference.
The company's first flight of the 787 Dreamliner is expected by the end of 2009.
BA September option implied volatility is at 38, October is at 39, and November is at 41, versus its six-month average of 40, according to Track Data.
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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