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Focus Media Holding Ltd. FMCN (NASDAQ) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 16.43 Chg: +0.14 %Chg: +0.86% Open: 16.40   Vol: 857,900
Bid: 16.10 Ask: 16.60 Size: 1 High: 16.50 Low: 16.15 Avg Vol: 2 M

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FMCN is currently trading at 16.43
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade FMCN 100     16.43 $822 16.43 200.0% -$1,643

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

FMCN: Chart

FMCN: Focus Media Holding Ltd.

Industry Media
Shares Outstanding 132.9 M
52 Wk Performance Price 218.2%
Dividend 0.00
Today's High 16.50 P/E --
Today's Low 16.15 EPS -10.82
Open 16.40 Price to Book 8.4
Prev Close 16.29
52 Wk high 17.88 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 5.16 21 Day 15.04
Market Cap 2.2 B 50 Day 15.47
Yield 0 200 Day 12.00

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- Mar 10 [5 days to expiration]
7.20 7.50 0.15 0 0 Mar 10 9.0 0.00 0.05 -0.03 0 0
6.20 6.50 0.15 0 35 Mar 10 10.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0
5.30 5.50 0.15 0 47 Mar 10 11.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 81
3.70 4.00 0.10 0 345 Mar 10 12.5 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 2938
2.40 2.60 0.10 0 1489 Mar 10 14.0 0.10 0.15 -0.03 0 1235
1.55 1.75 0.07 0 3801 Mar 10 15.0 0.25 0.30 -0.07 0 4381
0.90 1.00 0.02 0 4357 Mar 10 16.0 0.55 0.65 -0.10 0 1183
0.30 0.40 0.00 0 3951 Mar 10 17.5 1.40 1.55 -0.15 0 632
0.05 0.15 0.00 0 104 Mar 10 19.0 2.60 2.80 -0.23 0 41
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 977 Mar 10 20.0 3.50 3.80 -0.20 0 134
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 21.0 4.50 4.80 -0.20 0 0
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 8 Mar 10 22.5 6.00 6.30 -0.20 0 107
- Apr 10 [33 days to expiration]
13.50 14.10 0.05 0 0 Apr 10 2.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0
11.00 11.60 0.05 0 57 Apr 10 5.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 27061
8.70 9.00 0.15 0 66 Apr 10 7.5 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 1642
7.20 7.50 0.15 0 0 Apr 10 9.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0
6.20 6.60 0.15 0 328 Apr 10 10.0 0.00 0.10 -0.03 0 1708
5.30 5.60 0.15 0 58 Apr 10 11.0 0.05 0.15 0.00 0 115
3.90 4.20 0.05 0 3011 Apr 10 12.5 0.20 0.25 0.00 0 5904
2.75 2.95 0.15 0 701 Apr 10 14.0 0.40 0.55 -0.02 0 474
2.05 2.20 0.05 0 3454 Apr 10 15.0 0.70 0.80 -0.05 0 1892
1.45 1.60 0.05 0 555 Apr 10 16.0 1.05 1.20 -0.10 0 201
0.80 0.90 0.00 0 4328 Apr 10 17.5 1.90 2.05 -0.10 0 898
0.40 0.50 0.00 0 171 Apr 10 19.0 3.00 3.20 -0.15 0 0
0.25 0.30 -0.03 0 5135 Apr 10 20.0 3.80 4.00 -0.20 0 2990
0.10 0.20 -0.05 0 0 Apr 10 21.0 4.70 4.90 -0.20 0 0
0.00 0.15 -0.02 0 1074 Apr 10 22.5 6.10 6.40 -0.15 0 0
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 51 Apr 10 25.0 8.50 8.90 -0.10 0 34
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 30.0 13.50 14.00 0.00 0 9
- Jul 10 [124 days to expiration]
13.50 14.10 0.10 0 0 Jul 10 2.5 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 866
11.00 11.60 0.10 0 0 Jul 10 5.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0
8.80 9.20 0.30 0 0 Jul 10 7.5 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 179
7.40 7.80 0.35 0 0 Jul 10 9.0 0.10 0.25 0.00 0 0
6.50 6.80 0.20 0 26 Jul 10 10.0 0.15 0.30 -0.05 0 38
5.60 5.90 0.10 0 15 Jul 10 11.0 0.35 0.45 -0.03 0 18
4.50 4.80 0.25 0 60 Jul 10 12.5 0.65 0.80 -0.02 0 579
3.40 3.80 0.15 0 0 Jul 10 14.0 1.10 1.25 -0.05 0 4
2.85 3.10 0.12 0 1212 Jul 10 15.0 1.50 1.65 -0.05 0 178
2.35 2.50 0.10 0 229 Jul 10 16.0 1.95 2.10 -0.10 0 43
1.70 1.85 0.08 0 4251 Jul 10 17.5 2.80 2.95 -0.10 0 67
1.20 1.35 0.05 0 35 Jul 10 19.0 3.80 4.00 -0.10 0 0
0.90 1.10 0.02 0 1559 Jul 10 20.0 4.50 4.70 -0.10 0 27
0.70 0.85 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 21.0 5.20 5.60 -0.10 0 11
0.45 0.60 0.02 0 492 Jul 10 22.5 6.50 6.80 -0.10 0 26
0.20 0.35 0.03 0 220 Jul 10 25.0 8.70 9.00 -0.15 0 47
0.00 0.15 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 30.0 13.40 14.00 -0.10 0 10
- Oct 10 [215 days to expiration]
11.20 11.60 0.15 0 0 Oct 10 5.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0
8.90 9.20 0.30 0 0 Oct 10 7.5 0.10 0.25 0.00 0 0
6.70 7.00 0.15 0 11 Oct 10 10.0 0.45 0.60 0.00 0 0
5.90 6.30 0.25 0 13 Oct 10 11.0 0.65 0.80 -0.05 0 0
5.20 5.50 0.20 0 0 Oct 10 12.0 0.90 1.05 -0.05 0 0
4.50 4.80 0.20 0 40 Oct 10 13.0 1.25 1.40 -0.02 0 10
3.90 4.20 0.10 0 0 Oct 10 14.0 1.60 1.75 -0.05 0 0
3.40 3.60 0.10 0 0 Oct 10 15.0 2.05 2.20 -0.05 0 0
2.90 3.10 0.10 0 10 Oct 10 16.0 2.50 2.70 -0.08 0 0
2.45 2.60 0.08 0 0 Oct 10 17.0 3.00 3.20 -0.15 0 0
2.05 2.20 0.08 0 15 Oct 10 18.0 3.60 3.90 -0.10 0 0
1.70 1.90 0.07 0 0 Oct 10 19.0 4.30 4.50 -0.10 0 0
1.40 1.60 0.05 0 0 Oct 10 20.0 5.00 5.20 -0.10 0 10
1.15 1.30 0.02 0 0 Oct 10 21.0 5.70 6.00 -0.15 0 1
0.85 1.00 0.03 0 30 Oct 10 22.5 6.90 7.20 -0.10 0 0
0.50 0.65 0.02 0 0 Oct 10 25.0 9.00 9.30 -0.20 0 11
0.15 0.30 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 30.0 13.60 14.20 0.00 0 11
- Jan 11 [313 days to expiration]
13.50 14.30 0.30 0 222 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 1259
11.10 11.80 0.40 0 658 Jan 11 5.0 0.05 0.15 0.00 0 288
8.90 9.40 0.20 0 887 Jan 11 7.5 0.15 0.35 -0.05 0 263
6.90 7.30 0.25 0 344 Jan 11 10.0 0.60 0.75 -0.05 0 294
5.10 5.50 0.00 0 287 Jan 11 12.5 1.35 1.50 -0.08 0 195
3.70 4.10 0.15 0 416 Jan 11 15.0 2.35 2.60 -0.08 0 63
2.60 2.90 0.03 0 28 Jan 11 17.5 3.70 4.00 -0.10 0 18
1.80 2.05 0.05 0 257 Jan 11 20.0 5.30 5.70 -0.10 0 179
1.20 1.35 -0.02 0 1462 Jan 11 22.5 7.20 7.60 -0.10 0 5
0.75 0.90 -0.03 0 345 Jan 11 25.0 9.20 9.60 -0.15 0 45
0.25 0.45 -0.03 0 258 Jan 11 30.0 13.70 14.20 -0.10 0 10
0.05 0.25 0.03 0 144 Jan 11 35.0 18.50 19.00 -0.05 0 10
0.00 0.15 0.00 0 160 Jan 11 40.0 23.40 24.00 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 49 Jan 11 45.0 28.40 29.00 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 61 Jan 11 50.0 33.10 34.10 -0.25 0 0
- Jan 12 [677 days to expiration]
10.60 12.80 0.30 0 2 Jan 12 5.0 0.15 0.40 -0.05 0 1
8.80 10.50 0.25 0 18 Jan 12 7.5 0.60 0.80 -0.07 0 216
6.90 8.90 0.15 0 20 Jan 12 10.0 1.30 1.60 0.00 0 20
6.00 7.30 0.50 0 46 Jan 12 12.5 2.20 2.60 0.00 0 0
4.80 5.80 0.30 0 44 Jan 12 15.0 3.40 3.80 0.00 0 4
3.80 4.80 0.35 0 94 Jan 12 17.5 4.80 5.30 0.00 0 20
3.00 3.50 0.05 0 42 Jan 12 20.0 6.50 7.00 -0.05 0 0