Zimmer (ZMH) May Get Zapped
by Houghton and Atkeson 08/18/08
Options investors are buying the Zimmer (ZMH) Sept 75 (ZMHIO), 80 (ZMHIP) and 85 (ZMHIQ) calls today about 18,000 times today. This represents about nine times the usual trading volume for the ZMH options.
We have heard there is unconfirmed speculation that the company may be a takeover candidate. In the past month, the reconstructive orthopedic sector has seen substantial bullish call flow. In fact, it appears that there may be some bullish reconstructive therapy given to this industry in the near term.
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