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Aetna Inc. AET (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 31.95 Chg: +0.33 %Chg: +1.04% Open: 31.71   Vol: 4 M
Bid: 31.77 Ask: 32.00 Size: 5 High: 31.98 Low: 31.29 Avg Vol: 4.5 M

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AET is currently trading at 31.95
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade AET 100     31.95 $1,598 31.95 200.0% -$3,195

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

AET: Chart

AET: Aetna Inc.

Industry Healthcare Services
Shares Outstanding 431 M
52 Wk Performance Price 30.1%
Dividend 0.04    2009/11/10
Today's High 31.98 P/E 11.1
Today's Low 31.29 EPS 2.84
Open 31.71 Price to Book 22.3
Prev Close 31.62
52 Wk high 34.91 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 21.55 21 Day 30.40
Market Cap 13.6 B 50 Day 30.73
Yield 0.127 200 Day 28.60

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- Mar 10 [3 days to expiration]
11.90 12.05 0.38 0 0 Mar 10 20.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 102
9.40 9.55 0.40 0 40 Mar 10 22.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 71
7.90 8.05 0.40 0 21 Mar 10 24.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 78
6.90 7.05 0.38 0 54 Mar 10 25.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 1506
5.85 6.05 0.35 0 190 Mar 10 26.0 0.01 0.03 -0.01 0 336
4.95 5.05 0.40 0 1061 Mar 10 27.0 0.02 0.04 -0.01 0 495
4.00 4.05 0.38 15 1437 Mar 10 28.0 0.04 0.06 -0.02 0 1949
3.00 3.10 0.38 92 2266 Mar 10 29.0 0.06 0.07 -0.03 124 3346
2.03 2.09 0.32 63 5730 Mar 10 30.0 0.08 0.09 -0.08 93 5382
1.15 1.19 0.23 213 3830 Mar 10 31.0 0.19 0.21 -0.17 484 3573
0.48 0.52 0.10 829 6058 Mar 10 32.0 0.51 0.54 -0.31 141 1210
0.16 0.18 0.02 188 7351 Mar 10 33.0 1.18 1.21 -0.38 10 807
0.05 0.08 0.00 260 3515 Mar 10 34.0 2.07 2.12 -0.40 22 238
0.02 0.04 0.00 59 1333 Mar 10 35.0 3.00 3.10 -0.40 0 46
0.01 0.03 0.00 0 38 Mar 10 36.0 4.00 4.10 -0.40 0 102
0.00 0.02 -0.01 0 85 Mar 10 37.0 5.00 5.10 -0.38 0 10
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 40.0 8.00 8.10 -0.40 10 0
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 45.0 12.95 13.10 -0.40 0 0
- Apr 10 [31 days to expiration]
16.55 17.10 0.43 0 12 Apr 10 15.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 141
13.85 14.55 0.30 0 0 Apr 10 17.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 208
11.35 12.10 0.30 0 81 Apr 10 20.0 0.01 0.05 0.00 0 427
10.35 11.10 0.30 0 25 Apr 10 21.0 0.02 0.06 0.00 0 564
8.90 9.60 0.32 0 56 Apr 10 22.5 0.04 0.06 0.00 0 568
7.45 8.10 0.30 0 1 Apr 10 24.0 0.07 0.09 -0.01 0 2572
7.05 7.15 0.40 0 229 Apr 10 25.0 0.11 0.13 -0.02 0 21420
6.10 6.20 0.37 0 329 Apr 10 26.0 0.16 0.18 -0.03 10 684
5.20 5.30 0.40 0 429 Apr 10 27.0 0.23 0.26 -0.05 21 2269
4.30 4.40 0.35 0 743 Apr 10 28.0 0.35 0.37 -0.07 18 1740
3.45 3.55 0.30 15 1437 Apr 10 29.0 0.51 0.54 -0.11 76 1859
2.73 2.78 0.27 15 41733 Apr 10 30.0 0.76 0.78 -0.15 142 24481
2.06 2.09 0.22 917 3259 Apr 10 31.0 1.07 1.10 -0.19 1,627 4330
1.49 1.52 0.18 1,618 4280 Apr 10 32.0 1.50 1.53 -0.23 219 814
1.02 1.06 0.14 5,550 4238 Apr 10 33.0 2.03 2.06 -0.27 0 841
0.67 0.70 0.10 1,712 5638 Apr 10 34.0 2.68 2.71 -0.32 0 441
0.41 0.44 0.06 26 2001 Apr 10 35.0 3.40 3.50 -0.35 0 538
0.24 0.27 0.03 5 824 Apr 10 36.0 4.20 4.30 -0.40 0 98
0.14 0.16 0.02 13 810 Apr 10 37.0 5.10 5.20 -0.40 0 4
0.07 0.09 0.00 2 382 Apr 10 38.0 6.05 6.15 -0.40 0 0
0.02 0.07 0.01 0 63 Apr 10 39.0 6.00 7.80 -0.17 0 0
0.01 0.03 -0.01 0 277 Apr 10 40.0 8.00 8.10 -0.40 0 57
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 227 Apr 10 45.0 12.95 13.70 -0.30 0 25
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 50.0 17.95 18.50 -0.38 0 0
- Jul 10 [122 days to expiration]
16.35 17.10 0.27 0 0 Jul 10 15.0 0.03 0.09 0.00 0 141
13.90 14.65 0.27 0 0 Jul 10 17.5 0.08 0.10 0.00 0 5
12.05 12.20 0.35 0 3 Jul 10 20.0 0.15 0.18 -0.02 6 122
9.75 9.85 0.38 0 3 Jul 10 22.5 0.30 0.33 -0.02 26 440
8.25 8.50 0.32 0 0 Jul 10 24.0 0.45 0.48 -0.03 0 116
7.50 7.65 0.35 10 187 Jul 10 25.0 0.57 0.61 -0.04 0 742
6.70 6.80 0.35 0 46 Jul 10 26.0 0.74 0.76 -0.06 0 169
5.90 6.00 0.35 0 14 Jul 10 27.0 0.94 0.97 -0.08 0 312
5.15 5.25 0.30 5 60 Jul 10 28.0 1.19 1.20 -0.11 0 2821
4.45 4.55 0.30 0 611 Jul 10 29.0 1.49 1.52 -0.12 0 1388
3.80 3.90 0.25 0 450 Jul 10 30.0 1.84 1.88 -0.14 10 2808
3.20 3.30 0.23 0 894 Jul 10 31.0 2.24 2.28 -0.17 0 631
2.70 2.74 0.21 2 657 Jul 10 32.0 2.70 2.74 -0.19 0 1748
2.22 2.26 0.19 0 587 Jul 10 33.0 3.20 3.30 -0.20 0 331
1.80 1.84 0.16 0 477 Jul 10 34.0 3.80 3.90 -0.22 0 475
1.45 1.48 0.14 1,323 1545 Jul 10 35.0 4.40 4.50 -0.30 0 34
1.14 1.17 0.12 15 1263 Jul 10 36.0 5.10 5.20 -0.30 0 187
0.88 0.92 0.10 0 553 Jul 10 37.0 5.85 5.95 -0.33 0 0
0.67 0.71 0.07 0 719 Jul 10 38.0 6.65 6.75 -0.35 9 226
0.49 0.54 0.05 0 58 Jul 10 39.0 7.45 7.70 -0.30 0 0
0.38 0.41 0.04 0 761 Jul 10 40.0 8.35 8.50 -0.35 0 290
0.06 0.09 0.01 0 5 Jul 10 45.0 13.00 13.15 -0.40 10 26
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 10 Jul 10 50.0 17.95 18.10 -0.40 0 0
- Oct 10 [213 days to expiration]
16.45 17.20 0.28 0 0 Oct 10 15.0 0.08 0.12 -0.01 0 0
14.60 14.75 0.35 0 0 Oct 10 17.5 0.17 0.21 -0.01 0 15
12.30 12.45 0.40 0 0 Oct 10 20.0 0.34 0.37 -0.01 10 12
10.10 10.20 0.38 0 0 Oct 10 22.5 0.61 0.65 -0.03 0 117
8.05 8.15 0.35 0 8 Oct 10 25.0 1.04 1.08 -0.07 0 145
7.25 7.40 0.32 0 0 Oct 10 26.0 1.27 1.31 -0.08 0 43
6.50 6.65 0.30 0 0 Oct 10 27.0 1.54 1.57 -0.10 4 24
5.80 5.95 0.28 0 0 Oct 10 28.0 1.85 1.89 -0.11 19 0
5.20 5.30 0.30 0 8 Oct 10 29.0 2.19 2.23 -0.13 798 579
4.60 4.70 0.27 0 11 Oct 10 30.0 2.58 2.63 -0.15 0 10
4.05 4.15 0.25 0 38 Oct 10 31.0 3.00 3.05 -0.17 1 17
3.50 3.60 0.20 0 68 Oct 10 32.0 3.50 3.55 -0.17 0 28
3.05 3.15 0.22 12 84 Oct 10 33.0 4.00 4.10 -0.20 0 20
2.25 2.30 0.18 510 590 Oct 10 35.0 5.20 5.25 -0.22 0 60
0.91 0.95 0.08 32 115 Oct 10 40.0 8.85 8.95 -0.33 0 17
- Jan 11 [311 days to expiration]
26.40 27.10 0.35 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.06 0.00 0 0
23.85 24.60 0.30 0 20 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.06 -0.01 0 64
21.40 22.15 0.30 0 11 Jan 11 10.0 0.03 0.09 0.00 0 33
18.90 19.70 0.32 0 46 Jan 11 12.5 0.07 0.14 0.00 0 187
16.50 17.30 0.30 0 35 Jan 11 15.0 0.16 0.23 -0.01 0 200
14.75 14.95 0.40 0 83 Jan 11 17.5 0.32 0.38 -0.03 0 302
12.50 12.65 0.35 0 215 Jan 11 20.0 0.58 0.63 -0.02 0 452
10.40 10.55 0.35 0 66 Jan 11 22.5 0.95 1.00 -0.05 129 746
8.45 8.60 0.35 0 1408 Jan 11 25.0 1.49 1.54 -0.07 0 6167
5.15 5.30 0.28 27 8728 Jan 11 30.0 3.15 3.25 -0.15 19 8868
2.82 2.89 0.16 10 9760 Jan 11 35.0 5.80 5.90 -0.22 0 1237
1.39 1.43 0.09 21 7983 Jan 11 40.0 9.30 9.45 -0.32 0 189
0.61 0.67 0.04 0 749 Jan 11 45.0 13.50 13.80 -0.33 0 87
0.24 0.31 0.02 0 517 Jan 11 50.0 18.15 18.35 -0.38 0 2
0.08 0.16 0.01 0 310 Jan 11 55.0 22.95 23.75 -0.32 0 2
0.04 0.09 0.00 0 676 Jan 11 60.0 27.90 28.75 -0.30 0 0
0.00 0.06 -0.01 0 579 Jan 11 65.0 32.90 33.75 -0.30 0 0
0.00 0.06 0.00 0 247 Jan 11 70.0 37.90 38.65 -0.35 0 0
- Jan 12 [675 days to expiration]
13.40 13.65 0.32 0 72 Jan 12 20.0 1.30 1.39 -0.03 0 146
9.85 10.10 0.28 0 65 Jan 12 25.0 2.66 2.77 -0.08 0 69
6.95 7.20 0.20 0 118 Jan 12 30.0 4.65 4.80 -0.15 0 369
4.70 4.85 0.10 0 97 Jan 12 35.0 7.30 7.50 -0.20 0 180
3.00 3.20 0.05 0 375 Jan 12 40.0 10.65 10.90 -0.35 0 67