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ELI LILLY & COMPANY LLY (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 35.95 Chg: +0.13 %Chg: +0.36% Open: 35.99   Vol: 7.2 M
Bid: 35.94 Ask: 36.00 Size: 1 High: 36.00 Low: 35.48 Avg Vol: 5.6 M

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LLY is currently trading at 35.95
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade LLY 100     35.95 $1,798 35.95 200.0% -$3,595

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

LLY: Chart

LLY: ELI LILLY & COMPANY

Industry Pharmaceuticals
Shares Outstanding 1.2 B
52 Wk Performance Price 24.2%
Dividend 1.96    2010/02/10
Today's High 36.00 P/E 9.1
Today's Low 35.48 EPS 3.94
Open 35.99 Price to Book 8.3
Prev Close 35.82
52 Wk high 38.00 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 28.75 21 Day 34.50
Market Cap 41.3 B 50 Day 35.15
Yield 5.472 200 Day 34.50

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- Mar 10 [6 days to expiration]
10.80 11.15 0.15 0 0 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 11
5.80 6.05 0.05 0 30 Mar 10 30.0 0.00 0.03 -0.01 0 494
4.90 5.00 0.10 0 18 Mar 10 31.0 0.01 0.04 -0.01 0 1046
3.90 4.00 0.10 0 184 Mar 10 32.0 0.02 0.04 -0.03 0 2120
2.96 3.05 0.11 0 1485 Mar 10 33.0 0.05 0.06 -0.04 0 12048
2.03 2.07 0.09 0 1716 Mar 10 34.0 0.10 0.12 -0.04 0 7784
1.16 1.20 0.06 0 18431 Mar 10 35.0 0.23 0.24 -0.08 0 8471
0.52 0.55 0.01 0 4781 Mar 10 36.0 0.59 0.62 -0.11 0 2694
0.21 0.24 0.00 0 9394 Mar 10 37.0 1.27 1.31 -0.12 0 3205
0.09 0.11 0.00 0 3556 Mar 10 38.0 2.15 2.19 -0.12 0 381
0.05 0.07 0.00 0 2321 Mar 10 39.0 3.00 3.25 -0.17 0 202
0.02 0.04 0.00 0 1462 Mar 10 40.0 4.00 4.25 -0.12 0 98
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 10 Mar 10 45.0 8.95 9.25 -0.10 0 0
- Apr 10 [34 days to expiration]
16.95 18.75 0.02 0 0 Apr 10 17.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0
15.25 16.20 0.03 0 0 Apr 10 20.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 39
12.95 13.70 0.15 0 0 Apr 10 22.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 49
10.40 11.10 0.40 0 0 Apr 10 25.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 359
7.90 8.60 -0.12 0 2 Apr 10 27.5 0.00 0.04 -0.01 0 1100
6.40 7.10 0.15 0 0 Apr 10 29.0 0.01 0.05 -0.02 0 6375
5.85 6.15 0.15 0 135 Apr 10 30.0 0.04 0.06 -0.01 0 4385
4.95 5.05 0.10 0 90 Apr 10 31.0 0.06 0.08 -0.02 0 743
3.55 3.65 0.10 0 1020 Apr 10 32.5 0.14 0.16 -0.03 0 12779
2.26 2.30 0.07 0 3477 Apr 10 34.0 0.33 0.35 -0.05 0 9822
1.52 1.55 0.04 0 15423 Apr 10 35.0 0.58 0.60 -0.08 0 13086
0.92 0.95 0.02 0 9725 Apr 10 36.0 0.98 1.01 -0.11 0 19768
0.36 0.38 0.00 0 7613 Apr 10 37.5 1.88 1.95 -0.14 0 880
0.12 0.14 0.00 0 2188 Apr 10 39.0 3.10 3.25 -0.15 0 431
0.05 0.07 -0.01 0 11931 Apr 10 40.0 4.05 4.15 -0.15 0 609
0.02 0.04 -0.01 0 1275 Apr 10 41.0 4.95 5.15 -0.32 0 403
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 523 Apr 10 42.5 6.30 6.90 -0.25 0 57
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 301 Apr 10 45.0 8.80 9.55 -0.52 0 34
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 50.0 12.90 14.55 -0.95 0 11
- Jul 10 [125 days to expiration]
14.45 16.70 0.23 0 0 Jul 10 20.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 114
13.05 13.70 0.20 0 0 Jul 10 22.5 0.02 0.07 0.00 0 97
10.55 11.20 0.07 0 5 Jul 10 25.0 0.07 0.10 0.00 0 1054
6.05 6.15 0.10 0 76 Jul 10 30.0 0.35 0.37 -0.02 0 1963
5.15 5.25 0.10 0 176 Jul 10 31.0 0.48 0.50 -0.03 0 726
4.30 4.40 0.10 0 136 Jul 10 32.0 0.65 0.68 -0.04 0 3643
3.50 3.55 0.08 0 1857 Jul 10 33.0 0.89 0.91 -0.06 0 1542
2.76 2.81 0.06 0 1312 Jul 10 34.0 1.19 1.22 -0.07 0 1822
2.11 2.15 0.05 0 3449 Jul 10 35.0 1.57 1.60 -0.08 0 2219
1.56 1.59 0.04 0 1929 Jul 10 36.0 2.04 2.07 -0.10 0 3084
1.11 1.14 0.03 0 2197 Jul 10 37.0 2.60 2.64 -0.11 0 341
0.76 0.78 0.01 0 3197 Jul 10 38.0 3.25 3.30 -0.12 0 147
0.49 0.52 0.00 0 2627 Jul 10 39.0 3.95 4.05 -0.15 0 144
0.31 0.33 0.00 0 2693 Jul 10 40.0 4.80 4.90 -0.12 0 184
0.17 0.22 0.00 0 693 Jul 10 41.0 5.60 5.90 -0.15 0 75
0.00 0.05 0.01 0 249 Jul 10 45.0 9.45 9.95 -0.10 0 33
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 50.0 14.25 14.90 -0.25 0 7
- Oct 10 [216 days to expiration]
15.40 16.30 0.20 0 0 Oct 10 20.0 0.04 0.10 0.00 0 20
13.00 13.75 0.18 0 82 Oct 10 22.5 0.10 0.16 0.00 0 0
10.65 11.10 0.02 0 168 Oct 10 25.0 0.22 0.25 0.00 0 88
6.15 6.30 0.08 0 325 Oct 10 30.0 0.78 0.81 -0.03 0 637
5.30 5.40 0.08 0 191 Oct 10 31.0 0.99 1.02 -0.04 0 102
4.50 4.60 0.08 0 147 Oct 10 32.0 1.25 1.28 -0.06 0 169
3.75 3.85 0.05 0 131 Oct 10 33.0 1.56 1.59 -0.07 0 83
3.10 3.20 0.05 0 381 Oct 10 34.0 1.93 1.97 -0.08 0 557
2.51 2.56 0.04 0 201 Oct 10 35.0 2.37 2.41 -0.09 0 455
1.98 2.03 0.04 0 1138 Oct 10 36.0 2.87 2.91 -0.12 0 602
1.53 1.57 0.02 0 713 Oct 10 37.0 3.40 3.50 -0.10 0 366
1.16 1.20 0.02 0 354 Oct 10 38.0 4.05 4.15 -0.12 0 301
0.62 0.65 0.00 0 414 Oct 10 40.0 5.55 5.65 -0.10 0 90
- Jan 11 [314 days to expiration]
16.95 19.60 0.28 0 70 Jan 11 17.5 0.08 0.14 0.01 0 80
15.25 16.45 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 20.0 0.15 0.20 0.00 0 401
13.00 13.75 0.45 0 79 Jan 11 22.5 0.27 0.30 -0.01 0 894
10.60 11.30 0.00 0 767 Jan 11 25.0 0.47 0.50 -0.01 0 5178
6.30 6.45 0.07 0 3302 Jan 11 30.0 1.27 1.31 -0.06 0 8397
2.90 2.95 0.03 0 10246 Jan 11 35.0 3.10 3.20 -0.07 0 4959
0.99 1.03 0.01 0 7486 Jan 11 40.0 6.30 6.40 -0.10 0 2110
0.25 0.29 0.00 0 2171 Jan 11 45.0 10.60 10.70 -0.10 0 889
0.04 0.09 -0.01 0 1206 Jan 11 50.0 15.05 15.85 -0.22 0 274
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 55.0 20.05 20.75 -0.10 0 112
0.00 0.05 0.01 0 876 Jan 11 60.0 24.85 26.25 0.02 0 161
0.00 0.04 0.00 0 182 Jan 11 70.0 34.80 36.10 -0.05 0 107
- Jan 12 [678 days to expiration]
10.60 11.20 0.02 0 32 Jan 12 25.0 1.44 1.55 -0.01 0 627
6.70 7.00 0.17 0 560 Jan 12 30.0 2.95 3.10 -0.01 0 849
3.75 4.00 0.12 0 1118 Jan 12 35.0 5.25 5.50 -0.05 0 1873
1.91 2.06 0.03 0 3243 Jan 12 40.0 8.25 8.70 -0.20 0 1256
0.85 0.97 0.01 0 707 Jan 12 45.0 12.20 12.60 -0.20 0 1375
0.31 0.44 -0.01 0 321 Jan 12 50.0 16.60 17.30 -0.15 0 10