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Kevin Cook analyzes options activity in Staples, Inc. (SPLS) and Lexmark International Inc. (LXK)
Kevin Cook is an options instructor for the Options News Network. He was an institutional foreign exchange market maker and arbitrageur for nine years, where he worked with futures.
Staples (SPLS): $21.98 up $0.1907 or 0.88% volume: 2.31 million shares
Oct09 24.00 Puts: volume over 5774, trading last: $2.60 bid: $2.55 ask: $2.65 OI: 144
Straddle: Sep09 22.50 trading $1.7000 price over strike: 7.5556%
Prev. Day Straddle: Sep09 22.50 trading $1.7000 price over strike: 7.5556%
BuyWrite: Jan10 22.50 Calls Yielding 7.85% call: $1.73
Prev. Day BuyWrite: Jan10 22.50 Calls Yielding 7.39% call: $1.63
Lexmark International (LXK): $18.26 up $0.2500 or 1.39% volume: 0.20 million shares
Oct09 20.00 Calls: volume over 4999, trading last: $0.55 bid: $0.55 ask: $0.60 OI: 2478
Straddle: Sep09 17.50 trading $1.6500 price over strike: 9.4286%
Prev. Day Straddle: Sep09 17.50 trading $1.5250 price over strike: 8.7143%
BuyWrite: Jan10 20.00 Calls Yielding 7.39% call: $1.35
Prev. Day BuyWrite: Jan10 20.00 Calls Yielding 6.57% call: $1.20
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