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Akamai Technologies Inc. AKAM (NASDAQ) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 31.57 Chg: +0.30 %Chg: +0.96% Open: --   Vol: 2,900
Bid: 31.20 Ask: 31.56 Size: 1 High: -- Low: -- Avg Vol: 4.8 M

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AKAM is currently trading at 31.57
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade AKAM 100     31.57 $1,579 31.57 200.0% -$3,157

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

AKAM: Chart

AKAM: Akamai Technologies Inc.

Industry Internet
Shares Outstanding 172.1 M
52 Wk Performance Price 83.1%
Dividend 0.00
Today's High -- P/E 40.1
Today's Low -- EPS 0.78
Open -- Price to Book 10.2
Prev Close 31.27
52 Wk high 31.33 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 15.86 21 Day 26.88
Market Cap 5.4 B 50 Day 26.40
Yield 0 200 Day 22.27

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Bid $ Ask $ Chg $ Vol Opn Int Series Bid $ Ask $ Chg $ Vol Opn Int
- Mar 10 [8 days to expiration]
11.15 11.35 0.00 0 95 Mar 10 20.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 188
9.20 9.30 0.00 0 57 Mar 10 22.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 204
8.20 8.30 0.00 0 149 Mar 10 23.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 376
7.20 7.30 0.00 0 576 Mar 10 24.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1920
6.25 6.30 0.03 0 821 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 2548
5.25 5.30 0.03 0 2287 Mar 10 26.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 1438
4.25 4.35 0.03 0 2175 Mar 10 27.0 0.02 0.04 0.00 0 700
3.25 3.35 0.00 0 5787 Mar 10 28.0 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 4192
2.34 2.39 0.01 0 1994 Mar 10 29.0 0.10 0.12 -0.01 0 2663
1.49 1.53 0.02 0 1700 Mar 10 30.0 0.24 0.26 0.00 0 2800
0.83 0.86 0.02 0 3295 Mar 10 31.0 0.57 0.59 0.00 0 180
0.40 0.43 0.01 0 3340 Mar 10 32.0 1.13 1.17 -0.01 0 39
0.18 0.21 0.00 0 560 Mar 10 33.0 1.91 1.96 -0.01 0 41
0.08 0.10 0.00 0 38 Mar 10 34.0 2.80 2.85 -0.02 0 11
0.04 0.06 -0.01 0 1235 Mar 10 35.0 3.75 3.85 0.00 0 0
- Apr 10 [36 days to expiration]
8.95 9.40 0.00 0 41 Apr 10 22.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 39
7.95 8.40 0.00 0 111 Apr 10 23.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 112
7.25 7.35 0.00 0 16 Apr 10 24.0 0.02 0.04 0.00 0 105
6.25 6.35 0.00 0 242 Apr 10 25.0 0.04 0.06 0.00 0 1178
5.30 5.40 0.00 0 302 Apr 10 26.0 0.08 0.11 0.00 0 592
4.40 4.50 0.00 0 809 Apr 10 27.0 0.16 0.19 0.00 0 437
3.55 3.60 0.00 0 1512 Apr 10 28.0 0.29 0.32 0.00 0 858
2.75 2.80 0.01 0 1277 Apr 10 29.0 0.49 0.52 0.00 0 1800
2.05 2.07 0.01 0 2853 Apr 10 30.0 0.79 0.82 0.00 0 623
1.47 1.50 0.01 0 1115 Apr 10 31.0 1.19 1.23 0.00 0 164
1.00 1.03 0.01 0 686 Apr 10 32.0 1.72 1.75 -0.01 0 24
0.64 0.67 0.00 0 531 Apr 10 33.0 2.37 2.40 -0.01 0 41
0.40 0.42 0.00 0 190 Apr 10 34.0 3.10 3.20 0.00 0 19
0.24 0.26 0.00 0 375 Apr 10 35.0 3.95 4.05 0.00 0 0
- May 10 [71 days to expiration]
19.90 21.50 0.00 0 0 May 10 10.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 120
17.40 19.10 0.00 0 0 May 10 12.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 775
15.95 17.60 0.00 0 16 May 10 14.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 135
14.95 16.60 0.00 0 41 May 10 15.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 15916
13.95 15.60 0.00 0 37 May 10 16.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 265
12.95 14.70 0.00 0 71 May 10 17.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 291
13.00 13.40 0.00 0 73 May 10 18.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 2873
12.00 12.40 0.00 0 58 May 10 19.0 0.02 0.04 0.00 0 1093
9.95 11.40 0.00 0 745 May 10 20.0 0.03 0.06 0.00 0 1977
10.25 10.40 0.02 0 222 May 10 21.0 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 230
9.30 9.40 0.00 0 727 May 10 22.0 0.07 0.10 0.00 0 1439
8.35 8.45 0.00 0 476 May 10 23.0 0.12 0.14 -0.01 0 1517
7.40 7.55 0.03 0 1932 May 10 24.0 0.19 0.21 0.00 0 2653
6.50 6.60 0.00 0 1643 May 10 25.0 0.28 0.31 0.00 0 835
5.65 5.75 0.00 0 2082 May 10 26.0 0.42 0.44 0.00 0 3067
4.85 4.95 0.02 0 1832 May 10 27.0 0.60 0.62 0.00 0 738
4.05 4.15 0.00 0 1898 May 10 28.0 0.83 0.86 0.00 0 902
3.40 3.45 0.03 0 4832 May 10 29.0 1.13 1.16 0.00 0 661
2.77 2.81 0.01 0 2267 May 10 30.0 1.50 1.53 -0.01 0 678
2.22 2.25 0.01 0 2306 May 10 31.0 1.95 1.98 0.00 0 123
1.75 1.78 0.01 0 380 May 10 32.0 2.47 2.50 -0.01 0 0
1.35 1.38 0.00 0 1599 May 10 33.0 3.05 3.10 0.00 0 0
1.02 1.05 0.00 0 19 May 10 34.0 3.70 3.80 -0.03 0 10
0.76 0.79 0.00 0 214 May 10 35.0 4.45 4.60 0.00 0 5
0.14 0.16 0.00 0 285 May 10 40.0 8.85 8.95 0.00 0 0
- Aug 10 [162 days to expiration]
14.95 16.70 0.00 0 0 Aug 10 15.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 3506
13.40 14.00 0.00 0 4 Aug 10 17.5 0.07 0.10 0.00 0 293
11.45 11.55 0.00 0 60 Aug 10 20.0 0.21 0.23 0.00 0 552
10.55 10.65 0.03 0 22 Aug 10 21.0 0.30 0.33 0.00 0 190
9.60 9.85 0.00 0 10 Aug 10 22.0 0.41 0.43 0.00 0 285
8.70 8.90 0.00 0 164 Aug 10 23.0 0.54 0.57 0.00 0 498
7.95 8.05 0.00 0 48 Aug 10 24.0 0.71 0.74 0.00 0 1073
7.20 7.25 0.03 0 2147 Aug 10 25.0 0.92 0.96 0.00 0 816
6.40 6.50 0.00 0 503 Aug 10 26.0 1.15 1.19 0.00 0 1354
5.70 5.80 0.00 0 1602 Aug 10 27.0 1.44 1.48 0.00 0 1868
5.05 5.15 0.05 0 1487 Aug 10 28.0 1.77 1.81 0.00 0 1686
4.40 4.50 0.00 0 3356 Aug 10 29.0 2.13 2.18 0.00 0 2262
3.80 3.90 0.00 0 1802 Aug 10 30.0 2.55 2.59 -0.01 0 636
3.30 3.40 0.00 0 601 Aug 10 31.0 3.00 3.10 0.00 0 311
2.83 2.89 0.01 0 430 Aug 10 32.0 3.50 3.60 0.00 0 185
2.40 2.46 0.01 0 224 Aug 10 33.0 4.10 4.20 0.00 0 482
2.03 2.08 0.01 0 54 Aug 10 34.0 4.70 4.80 0.00 0 2
1.69 1.74 0.00 0 249 Aug 10 35.0 5.35 5.45 -0.03 0 31
0.63 0.66 0.00 0 125 Aug 10 40.0 9.30 9.40 0.00 0 10
- Jan 11 [316 days to expiration]
27.30 29.30 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 0
24.75 26.80 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 593
22.35 24.45 0.00 0 4 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 250
20.85 21.45 0.00 0 125 Jan 11 10.0 0.02 0.05 0.00 0 286
18.50 19.00 0.00 0 234 Jan 11 12.5 0.06 0.10 0.00 0 746
16.10 16.55 0.03 0 638 Jan 11 15.0 0.16 0.20 0.00 0 1210
14.10 14.30 0.00 0 664 Jan 11 17.5 0.36 0.39 0.00 0 1692
11.90 12.05 0.00 0 2894 Jan 11 20.0 0.64 0.68 -0.01 0 2690
9.90 10.05 0.03 0 645 Jan 11 22.5 1.10 1.15 0.00 0 1642
8.05 8.20 0.00 0 3312 Jan 11 25.0 1.74 1.80 0.00 0 2813
5.00 5.10 0.00 0 3312 Jan 11 30.0 3.65 3.75 0.00 0 1082
2.84 2.91 0.00 0 479 Jan 11 35.0 6.45 6.55 -0.03 0 208
1.48 1.53 0.00 0 1050 Jan 11 40.0 10.10 10.20 0.00 0 173
0.72 0.77 0.00 0 414 Jan 11 45.0 14.30 14.45 -0.02 0 0
0.32 0.38 0.00 0 535 Jan 11 50.0 18.95 19.10 0.00 0 0
- Jan 12 [680 days to expiration]
19.30 23.10 0.00 0 2 Jan 12 10.0 0.20 0.25 0.00 0 232
17.15 17.45 0.02 0 58 Jan 12 15.0 0.73 0.80 0.00 0 9
13.30 13.55 -0.10 0 87 Jan 12 20.0 1.78 1.94 -0.03 0 35
10.00 10.25 0.00 0 122 Jan 12 25.0 3.40 3.55 0.00 0 158
7.35 7.60 0.00 0 507 Jan 12 30.0 5.65 5.85 0.00 0 402