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Sector Update: Consumer Shares Higher After Federal Reserve Rate Announcement
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CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) bull put spread
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| Last: 34.93 | Chg: +0.20 | %Chg: +0.58% | Open: 34.73 | Vol: 7.8 M | |
| Bid: 34.90 | Ask: 35.16 | Size: 1 | High: 35.10 | Low: 34.61 | Avg Vol: 7.5 M |

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| Industry | Retail Staples |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.4 B |
| 52 Wk Performance Price | 30.9% |
| Dividend | 0.35 2010/04/21 |
| Today's High 35.10 | P/E 13.6 |
| Today's Low 34.61 | EPS 2.55 |
| Open 34.73 | Price to Book 25.9 |
| Prev Close 34.73 | |
| 52 Wk high 38.27 | Moving Averages: |
| 52 Wk Low 26.35 | 21 Day 34.36 |
| Market Cap 48.3 B | 50 Day 33.58 |
| Yield 1.008 | 200 Day 33.48 |
| Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int | Series | Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int |
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| 9.90 | 10.00 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | Mar 10 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 105 |
| 7.90 | 8.00 | 0.22 | 0 | 4 | Mar 10 27.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 68 |
| 6.90 | 7.00 | 0.22 | 0 | 44 | Mar 10 28.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 756 |
| 5.90 | 6.00 | 0.22 | 0 | 268 | Mar 10 29.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 3549 |
| 4.90 | 5.00 | 0.22 | 0 | 1045 | Mar 10 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 3317 |
| 3.90 | 4.00 | 0.25 | 0 | 2354 | Mar 10 31.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 2109 |
| 2.93 | 2.98 | 0.23 | 2 | 1521 | Mar 10 32.0 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0 | 4031 |
| 1.94 | 1.98 | 0.23 | 2,049 | 7804 | Mar 10 33.0 | 0.01 | 0.03 | -0.02 | 0 | 2343 |
| 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.19 | 261 | 3470 | Mar 10 34.0 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.04 | 358 | 2233 |
| 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 192 | 8454 | Mar 10 35.0 | 0.26 | 0.28 | -0.18 | 611 | 1674 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 17 | 2560 | Mar 10 36.0 | 1.04 | 1.08 | -0.25 | 20 | 486 |
| 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 354 | Mar 10 37.0 | 2.04 | 2.08 | -0.24 | 9 | 227 |
| 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 235 | Mar 10 38.0 | 3.00 | 3.10 | -0.25 | 0 | 129 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 39.0 | 4.00 | 4.10 | -0.25 | 0 | 44 |
| 4.85 | 5.10 | 0.20 | 0 | 62 | Apr 10 30.0 | 0.05 | 0.07 | -0.02 | 0 | 1196 |
| 4.00 | 4.10 | 0.23 | 9 | 60 | Apr 10 31.0 | 0.08 | 0.10 | -0.03 | 1 | 508 |
| 3.05 | 3.15 | 0.21 | 0 | 218 | Apr 10 32.0 | 0.13 | 0.16 | -0.05 | 151 | 1395 |
| 2.19 | 2.23 | 0.17 | 13 | 376 | Apr 10 33.0 | 0.25 | 0.27 | -0.08 | 55 | 572 |
| 1.41 | 1.44 | 0.13 | 48 | 784 | Apr 10 34.0 | 0.47 | 0.49 | -0.11 | 14 | 1073 |
| 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 55 | 5269 | Apr 10 35.0 | 0.84 | 0.86 | -0.16 | 28 | 1443 |
| 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.03 | 197 | 1250 | Apr 10 36.0 | 1.40 | 1.44 | -0.20 | 0 | 1131 |
| 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0 | 929 | Apr 10 37.0 | 2.17 | 2.21 | -0.23 | 11 | 157 |
| 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 165 | Apr 10 38.0 | 3.05 | 3.15 | -0.25 | 0 | 63 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | Apr 10 39.0 | 4.00 | 4.10 | -0.25 | 0 | 33 |
| 19.65 | 20.05 | 0.27 | 0 | 2 | May 10 15.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| 17.15 | 17.55 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | May 10 17.5 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 |
| 14.70 | 15.05 | 0.27 | 0 | 28 | May 10 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 290 |
| 12.20 | 12.55 | 0.27 | 0 | 2 | May 10 22.5 | 0.02 | 0.06 | -0.01 | 0 | 882 |
| 10.70 | 11.05 | 0.25 | 0 | 23 | May 10 24.0 | 0.05 | 0.07 | -0.01 | 0 | 644 |
| 9.70 | 10.05 | 0.25 | 0 | 170 | May 10 25.0 | 0.07 | 0.09 | -0.01 | 0 | 4254 |
| 8.75 | 9.10 | 0.28 | 0 | 15 | May 10 26.0 | 0.09 | 0.11 | -0.02 | 0 | 4880 |
| 7.95 | 8.10 | 0.20 | 0 | 85 | May 10 27.0 | 0.12 | 0.14 | -0.02 | 50 | 5209 |
| 7.05 | 7.10 | 0.22 | 13 | 2818 | May 10 28.0 | 0.16 | 0.18 | -0.02 | 0 | 2576 |
| 6.05 | 6.15 | 0.20 | 0 | 875 | May 10 29.0 | 0.22 | 0.24 | -0.03 | 30 | 4141 |
| 5.15 | 5.25 | 0.20 | 20 | 2639 | May 10 30.0 | 0.31 | 0.33 | -0.03 | 40 | 5509 |
| 4.30 | 4.35 | 0.20 | 8 | 3159 | May 10 31.0 | 0.42 | 0.44 | -0.06 | 201 | 4981 |
| 3.45 | 3.55 | 0.20 | 7 | 1910 | May 10 32.0 | 0.58 | 0.61 | -0.07 | 91 | 3675 |
| 2.69 | 2.73 | 0.15 | 3 | 5196 | May 10 33.0 | 0.81 | 0.84 | -0.10 | 5 | 3660 |
| 2.01 | 2.04 | 0.13 | 70 | 10525 | May 10 34.0 | 1.13 | 1.16 | -0.12 | 12 | 3067 |
| 1.42 | 1.45 | 0.10 | 92 | 9227 | May 10 35.0 | 1.54 | 1.57 | -0.15 | 55 | 1473 |
| 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.07 | 21 | 6193 | May 10 36.0 | 2.07 | 2.10 | -0.18 | 26 | 2544 |
| 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.04 | 6 | 5731 | May 10 37.0 | 2.71 | 2.75 | -0.20 | 12 | 2260 |
| 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 6 | 1591 | May 10 38.0 | 3.45 | 3.55 | -0.22 | 0 | 327 |
| 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0 | 846 | May 10 39.0 | 4.30 | 4.35 | -0.23 | 0 | 384 |
| 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0 | 1150 | May 10 40.0 | 5.15 | 5.35 | -0.22 | 0 | 155 |
| 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 501 | May 10 41.0 | 6.10 | 6.40 | -0.18 | 0 | 19 |
| 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 264 | May 10 42.0 | 7.10 | 7.20 | -0.25 | 0 | 41 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 274 | May 10 45.0 | 10.05 | 10.35 | -0.30 | 0 | 11 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 569 | May 10 50.0 | 15.00 | 15.40 | -0.28 | 0 | 32 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | May 10 55.0 | 20.00 | 20.40 | -0.27 | 0 | 109 |
| 17.10 | 17.55 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | Aug 10 17.5 | 0.01 | 0.06 | -0.01 | 0 | 3 |
| 14.60 | 15.05 | 0.25 | 0 | 12 | Aug 10 20.0 | 0.04 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 0 | 364 |
| 12.15 | 12.60 | 0.25 | 0 | 7 | Aug 10 22.5 | 0.10 | 0.13 | -0.02 | 0 | 159 |
| 9.95 | 10.15 | 0.20 | 0 | 85 | Aug 10 25.0 | 0.21 | 0.24 | -0.02 | 0 | 1062 |
| 8.20 | 8.30 | 0.23 | 0 | 2 | Aug 10 27.0 | 0.36 | 0.39 | -0.03 | 0 | 594 |
| 7.30 | 7.40 | 0.20 | 0 | 127 | Aug 10 28.0 | 0.47 | 0.50 | -0.03 | 0 | 9277 |
| 6.40 | 6.55 | 0.20 | 0 | 84 | Aug 10 29.0 | 0.60 | 0.63 | -0.05 | 0 | 2465 |
| 5.60 | 5.70 | 0.20 | 0 | 274 | Aug 10 30.0 | 0.77 | 0.80 | -0.06 | 0 | 16754 |
| 4.80 | 4.90 | 0.20 | 12 | 170 | Aug 10 31.0 | 0.98 | 1.01 | -0.07 | 103 | 3266 |
| 4.05 | 4.15 | 0.15 | 0 | 2117 | Aug 10 32.0 | 1.23 | 1.26 | -0.09 | 1 | 2865 |
| 3.35 | 3.45 | 0.15 | 7 | 1069 | Aug 10 33.0 | 1.55 | 1.58 | -0.10 | 0 | 1485 |
| 2.76 | 2.80 | 0.13 | 0 | 975 | Aug 10 34.0 | 1.91 | 1.95 | -0.12 | 17 | 685 |
| 2.20 | 2.24 | 0.11 | 63 | 6399 | Aug 10 35.0 | 2.35 | 2.39 | -0.15 | 60 | 1108 |
| 1.71 | 1.75 | 0.09 | 0 | 16829 | Aug 10 36.0 | 2.87 | 2.91 | -0.16 | 0 | 375 |
| 1.30 | 1.34 | 0.08 | 7 | 3704 | Aug 10 37.0 | 3.45 | 3.55 | -0.17 | 0 | 184 |
| 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.04 | 17 | 321 | Aug 10 38.0 | 4.10 | 4.20 | -0.20 | 5 | 1163 |
| 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.04 | 33 | 249 | Aug 10 39.0 | 4.85 | 4.90 | -0.22 | 26 | 27 |
| 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.03 | 5 | 1030 | Aug 10 40.0 | 5.60 | 5.70 | -0.25 | 66 | 91 |
| 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Aug 10 45.0 | 10.15 | 10.45 | -0.33 | 0 | 13 |
| 29.45 | 30.05 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 5.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 26.95 | 27.55 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 7.5 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24.50 | 25.05 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 10.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 89 |
| 21.95 | 22.55 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 12.5 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 133 |
| 19.50 | 20.05 | 0.20 | 0 | 208 | Jan 11 15.0 | 0.04 | 0.10 | -0.01 | 0 | 749 |
| 17.00 | 17.55 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 | Jan 11 17.5 | 0.09 | 0.15 | -0.01 | 0 | 1678 |
| 14.60 | 15.10 | 0.20 | 0 | 392 | Jan 11 20.0 | 0.20 | 0.25 | -0.02 | 0 | 2284 |
| 12.55 | 12.75 | 0.17 | 1 | 126 | Jan 11 22.5 | 0.35 | 0.40 | -0.01 | 0 | 4417 |
| 10.35 | 10.50 | 0.23 | 0 | 9327 | Jan 11 25.0 | 0.61 | 0.64 | -0.02 | 71 | 8345 |
| 6.30 | 6.40 | 0.15 | 0 | 19510 | Jan 11 30.0 | 1.55 | 1.58 | -0.06 | 115 | 22897 |
| 3.15 | 3.25 | 0.12 | 26 | 17926 | Jan 11 35.0 | 3.35 | 3.45 | -0.15 | 20 | 4954 |
| 1.25 | 1.28 | 0.04 | 225 | 22703 | Jan 11 40.0 | 6.45 | 6.55 | -0.18 | 7 | 2495 |
| 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 0 | 2891 | Jan 11 45.0 | 10.50 | 10.65 | -0.25 | 0 | 308 |
| 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 35 | 791 | Jan 11 50.0 | 15.00 | 15.70 | -0.22 | 0 | 111 |
| 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0 | 471 | Jan 11 55.0 | 20.05 | 20.65 | -0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0 | 344 | Jan 11 60.0 | 25.05 | 25.65 | -0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 19.40 | 20.20 | 0.12 | 0 | 88 | Jan 12 15.0 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0 | 50 |
| 17.10 | 18.20 | 0.38 | 0 | 52 | Jan 12 17.5 | 0.30 | 0.47 | -0.03 | 0 | 90 |
| 15.25 | 15.70 | 0.28 | 0 | 335 | Jan 12 20.0 | 0.59 | 0.72 | -0.02 | 0 | 167 |
| 13.20 | 13.55 | 0.30 | 0 | 52 | Jan 12 22.5 | 0.96 | 1.07 | -0.01 | 0 | 103 |
| 11.20 | 11.60 | 0.22 | 0 | 789 | Jan 12 25.0 | 1.42 | 1.55 | -0.04 | 10 | 3303 |
| 7.75 | 8.00 | 0.15 | 0 | 1326 | Jan 12 30.0 | 2.83 | 2.96 | -0.07 | 0 | 5141 |
| 4.90 | 5.10 | 0.05 | 0 | 20615 | Jan 12 35.0 | 4.95 | 5.15 | -0.10 | 0 | 1533 |
| 2.93 | 3.15 | 0.04 | 0 | 26356 | Jan 12 40.0 | 7.85 | 8.10 | -0.17 | 0 | 608 |
| 1.65 | 1.77 | 0.06 | 0 | 1742 | Jan 12 45.0 | 11.45 | 11.90 | -0.23 | 0 | 960 |