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Jud Pyle reviews Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI), General Mills Inc. (GIS), and Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE).

  • Headshot of Jud Pyle Jud Pyle is the Chief Investment Strategist for Options News Network. After four years with SBC Warburg, he joined PEAK6 Investments as an equity options trader and chief risk officer.

by Jud Pyle March 18, 2009 10:27 EDT Related Symbols: , ,

DRI: $34.69 up $4.7900 or 16.02% volume: 6.07 million shares

 

Straddle: Apr09 35.00 trading $5.1250 price over strike: 14.6429%

 

Prev. Day Straddle: Apr09 30.00 trading $4.8000 price over strike: 16.0000%

 

BuyWrite: Oct09 35.00 Calls Yielding 16.72% call: $5.80

 

Prev. Day BuyWrite: Oct09 30.00 Calls Yielding 14.70% call: $5.10

  

GIS: $48.74 down $4.9200 or 9.17% volume: 4.22 million shares

 

Straddle: Apr09 50.00 trading $4.2000 price over strike: 8.4000%

 

Prev. Day Straddle: Apr09 55.00 trading $4.2750 price over strike: 7.7727%

 

BuyWrite: Oct09 50.00 Calls Yielding 7.39% call: $3.60

 

Prev. Day BuyWrite: Oct09 55.00 Calls Yielding 7.59% call: $3.70

  

ADBE: $20.67 up $1.5400 or 8.05% volume: 4.45 million shares

 

Straddle: Apr09 20.00 trading $2.7250 price over strike: 13.6250%

 

Prev. Day Straddle: Apr09 20.00 trading $2.6250 price over strike: 13.1250%

 

BuyWrite: Oct09 22.50 Calls Yielding 13.06% call: $2.70

 

Prev. Day BuyWrite: Oct09 20.00 Calls Yielding 13.91% call: $2.88

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