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Home Depot Inc. HD (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 32.50 Chg: -0.19 %Chg: -0.58% Open: 32.61   Vol: 6.3 M
Bid: 32.49 Ask: 32.50 Size: 100 High: 32.81 Low: 32.44 Avg Vol: 12.9 M

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HD is currently trading at 32.50
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade HD 100     32.50 $1,625 32.50 200.0% -$3,250

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

HD: Chart

HD: Home Depot Inc.

Industry Retail Discretionary
Shares Outstanding 1.7 B
52 Wk Performance Price 57.8%
Dividend 0.94    2010/03/09
Today's High 32.81 P/E 20.8
Today's Low 32.44 EPS 1.57
Open 32.61 Price to Book 11.3
Prev Close 32.69
52 Wk high 32.71 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 20.06 21 Day 31.13
Market Cap 55.6 B 50 Day 29.55
Yield 2.891 200 Day 27.09

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CALL OPTIONS
PUT OPTIONS
Bid $ Ask $ Chg $ Vol Opn Int Series Bid $ Ask $ Chg $ Vol Opn Int
- Mar 10 [3 days to expiration]
8.45 8.55 -0.15 0 982 Mar 10 24.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3161
7.45 7.55 -0.15 0 44 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 930
6.45 6.55 -0.15 0 0 Mar 10 26.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3045
5.45 5.55 -0.15 1 7 Mar 10 27.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 384 4605
4.45 4.55 -0.15 0 550 Mar 10 28.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 389 11365
3.45 3.55 -0.17 0 652 Mar 10 29.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 5424
2.49 2.52 -0.17 214 1150 Mar 10 30.0 0.01 0.02 0.00 18 13082
1.50 1.53 -0.17 64 2291 Mar 10 31.0 0.02 0.03 0.00 79 5728
0.58 0.60 -0.14 805 7870 Mar 10 32.0 0.09 0.10 0.02 2,222 1827
0.06 0.07 -0.06 1,359 1134 Mar 10 33.0 0.56 0.58 0.10 955 1766
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 86 Mar 10 34.0 1.50 1.53 0.17 112 941
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 20 Mar 10 35.0 2.49 2.52 0.17 11 314
- Apr 10 [31 days to expiration]
7.40 7.70 -0.12 0 2 Apr 10 25.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 451
6.45 6.80 0.05 0 4 Apr 10 26.0 0.02 0.04 0.00 0 166
5.45 5.85 0.02 0 0 Apr 10 27.0 0.03 0.05 0.00 0 136
4.45 4.90 -0.05 0 7 Apr 10 28.0 0.05 0.06 0.00 1 1360
3.55 3.60 -0.18 8 156 Apr 10 29.0 0.08 0.09 0.00 120 14802
2.63 2.66 -0.15 2 3677 Apr 10 30.0 0.14 0.15 0.01 73 17410
1.75 1.78 -0.14 11 2130 Apr 10 31.0 0.26 0.27 0.01 87 5571
1.00 1.02 -0.13 400 16169 Apr 10 32.0 0.51 0.52 0.04 143 4721
0.45 0.47 -0.10 975 8535 Apr 10 33.0 0.96 0.98 0.08 236 1475
0.15 0.17 -0.05 47 580 Apr 10 34.0 1.65 1.68 0.12 139 620
0.04 0.05 -0.02 53 281 Apr 10 35.0 2.54 2.57 0.15 149 251
- May 10 [66 days to expiration]
17.40 17.55 -0.10 0 0 May 10 15.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 858
14.90 15.05 -0.10 0 0 May 10 17.5 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 462
12.40 12.55 -0.12 0 13 May 10 20.0 0.02 0.04 -0.01 0 1935
10.45 10.60 -0.08 0 1 May 10 22.0 0.05 0.06 0.00 60 6290
9.45 9.60 -0.08 40 52 May 10 23.0 0.05 0.06 0.00 0 3510
8.45 8.60 -0.18 0 10 May 10 24.0 0.06 0.08 -0.01 0 8444
7.50 7.70 -0.18 0 500 May 10 25.0 0.08 0.10 0.00 0 7229
6.55 6.65 -0.17 3 142 May 10 26.0 0.10 0.12 0.00 36 8344
5.60 5.70 -0.15 3 1202 May 10 27.0 0.14 0.15 0.01 542 14606
4.65 4.75 -0.15 2 6952 May 10 28.0 0.20 0.21 0.01 18 6135
3.75 3.80 -0.15 11 6498 May 10 29.0 0.28 0.30 0.02 40 13574
2.91 2.93 -0.13 12 29654 May 10 30.0 0.42 0.43 0.02 98 7230
2.12 2.14 -0.12 193 10315 May 10 31.0 0.63 0.65 0.04 27 2336
1.44 1.46 -0.10 63 14339 May 10 32.0 0.95 0.96 0.06 37 6296
0.89 0.90 -0.09 287 17313 May 10 33.0 1.39 1.41 0.08 137 391
0.49 0.50 -0.06 19 1685 May 10 34.0 1.99 2.02 0.11 85 445
0.23 0.25 -0.03 1 1487 May 10 35.0 2.73 2.76 0.13 0 136
0.09 0.10 -0.02 17 240 May 10 36.0 3.55 3.65 0.12 0 0
0.03 0.04 -0.01 0 0 May 10 37.0 4.50 4.60 0.15 0 0
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 75 May 10 40.0 7.45 7.60 0.17 0 13
- Aug 10 [157 days to expiration]
17.40 17.55 -0.08 0 0 Aug 10 15.0 0.02 0.04 -0.01 0 60
14.90 15.10 -0.07 0 0 Aug 10 17.5 0.04 0.07 0.00 0 46
12.45 12.60 -0.08 0 10 Aug 10 20.0 0.08 0.09 0.00 1 165
9.95 10.15 -0.10 0 3 Aug 10 22.5 0.14 0.16 0.00 3 2688
8.60 8.65 -0.18 0 10 Aug 10 24.0 0.21 0.23 0.00 0 1449
7.65 7.70 -0.17 0 128 Aug 10 25.0 0.27 0.29 0.00 12 5281
6.70 6.80 -0.15 5 174 Aug 10 26.0 0.36 0.37 0.00 0 574
5.80 5.85 -0.18 0 258 Aug 10 27.0 0.47 0.48 0.01 0 2457
4.90 5.00 -0.15 4 1626 Aug 10 28.0 0.61 0.63 0.01 10 5270
4.10 4.15 -0.15 65 1625 Aug 10 29.0 0.79 0.81 0.02 5 5058
3.30 3.40 -0.15 12 3592 Aug 10 30.0 1.03 1.05 0.03 467 1870
2.62 2.66 -0.13 0 4376 Aug 10 31.0 1.34 1.36 0.05 5 2344
2.00 2.02 -0.11 6 3973 Aug 10 32.0 1.72 1.74 0.06 25 2843
1.46 1.48 -0.10 190 6049 Aug 10 33.0 2.19 2.20 0.07 137 1254
1.02 1.04 -0.08 70 4993 Aug 10 34.0 2.75 2.77 0.09 114 336
0.68 0.69 -0.06 7 6091 Aug 10 35.0 3.40 3.45 0.10 0 218
0.42 0.44 -0.05 200 0 Aug 10 36.0 4.10 4.20 0.10 0 0
0.25 0.27 -0.03 12 63 Aug 10 37.0 4.95 5.05 0.15 0 25
0.03 0.05 -0.01 0 387 Aug 10 40.0 7.70 7.85 0.05 0 32
- Jan 11 [311 days to expiration]
29.85 30.10 0.02 0 0 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 210
27.35 27.60 0.02 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 783
24.90 25.10 0.05 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.04 -0.01 0 622
22.35 22.60 0.02 0 10 Jan 11 10.0 0.03 0.06 0.00 0 1337
19.85 20.10 0.25 0 89 Jan 11 12.5 0.06 0.09 0.00 0 4248
17.40 17.60 -0.15 0 841 Jan 11 15.0 0.10 0.12 -0.01 0 5966
14.90 15.10 -0.10 0 207 Jan 11 17.5 0.17 0.19 0.00 0 13604
12.45 12.65 -0.20 2 15000 Jan 11 20.0 0.27 0.29 0.00 0 13008
10.05 10.30 -0.18 5 4120 Jan 11 22.5 0.45 0.47 0.00 0 31710
7.85 7.90 -0.18 29 19050 Jan 11 25.0 0.74 0.77 0.00 150 30167
3.85 3.95 -0.15 20 26988 Jan 11 30.0 1.93 1.97 0.04 13 21529
1.35 1.38 -0.08 49 26553 Jan 11 35.0 4.40 4.50 0.07 57 7475
0.30 0.33 -0.03 60 9117 Jan 11 40.0 8.35 8.45 0.10 0 5539
0.05 0.08 0.00 0 1208 Jan 11 45.0 12.80 13.25 0.02 0 484
0.01 0.04 0.00 0 2544 Jan 11 50.0 17.80 18.25 0.00 0 468
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 386 Jan 11 55.0 22.70 23.20 0.20 0 230
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 397 Jan 11 60.0 27.65 28.20 -0.25 0 319
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 130 Jan 11 65.0 32.55 33.15 0.22 0 679
- Jan 12 [675 days to expiration]
17.40 17.95 0.92 0 304 Jan 12 15.0 0.30 0.33 0.01 0 304
12.50 12.70 -0.20 0 957 Jan 12 20.0 0.74 0.78 0.01 0 472
8.15 8.35 -0.20 47 2110 Jan 12 25.0 1.64 1.72 0.01 20 4571
4.80 4.95 -0.12 0 6194 Jan 12 30.0 3.30 3.40 -0.03 20 1378
2.46 2.53 -0.09 0 1986 Jan 12 35.0 5.95 6.10 0.10 0 180
1.08 1.14 -0.04 6 98 Jan 12 40.0 9.50 9.65 0.12 0 0
0.40 0.44 -0.03 0 144 Jan 12 45.0 13.70 13.90 0.12 0 44