by Houghton and Atkeson 09/05/08
Saks Inc. (SKS) caters to the high-end shopper. The stock has been virtually cut in half this year, so clearly high-end shoppers are feeling the pinch.
What is interesting about this situation is that option investors are placing sizable bets today that sales at Saks will continue to decline.
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We are seeing 10 times the normal volume of SKS options trading primarily in a SKS Feb 10-7.50 (SKSNB/SKSNU) bearish put spread.
With the stock trading at about $11 per share, these option investors will not make money until the stock falls well below $10 per share, given the way the put spread was constructed this morning.
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