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Lowes Cos. LOW (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 25.04 Chg: 0.00 %Chg: 0.00% Open: --   Vol: 0
Bid: 24.90 Ask: 25.10 Size: 2 High: -- Low: -- Avg Vol: 10.5 M

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LOW is currently trading at 25.04
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade LOW 100     25.04 $1,252 25.04 200.0% -$2,504

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

LOW: Chart

LOW: Lowes Cos.

Industry Retail Discretionary
Shares Outstanding 1.5 B
52 Wk Performance Price 57.6%
Dividend 0.36    2010/01/15
Today's High -- P/E 20.7
Today's Low -- EPS 1.21
Open -- Price to Book 13.2
Prev Close 25.04
52 Wk high 25.08 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 15.42 21 Day 23.68
Market Cap 36.9 B 50 Day 23.03
Yield 1.438 200 Day 21.63

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CALL OPTIONS
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Bid $ Ask $ Chg $ Vol Opn Int Series Bid $ Ask $ Chg $ Vol Opn Int
- Mar 10 [3 days to expiration]
7.95 8.10 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 17.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 0
6.95 7.10 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 18.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 0
5.95 6.05 -0.05 0 8 Mar 10 19.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 499
4.95 5.10 0.00 0 263 Mar 10 20.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 700
3.95 4.05 -0.05 0 445 Mar 10 21.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 1409
3.00 3.10 0.00 0 998 Mar 10 22.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 4297
2.00 2.04 -0.01 0 8435 Mar 10 23.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 6476
1.02 1.05 -0.01 0 6036 Mar 10 24.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 1562
0.22 0.25 0.00 0 2929 Mar 10 25.0 0.20 0.23 0.01 0 906
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 137 Mar 10 26.0 0.95 1.01 0.00 0 41
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 8 Mar 10 27.0 1.95 2.00 0.00 0 49
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 28.0 2.96 3.05 0.03 0 0
- Apr 10 [31 days to expiration]
12.25 12.70 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 12.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 10
9.80 10.15 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 15.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 7411
8.80 9.15 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 16.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 160
7.85 8.10 0.00 0 527 Apr 10 17.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 962
6.85 7.10 0.00 0 1943 Apr 10 18.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 4233
5.85 6.15 0.00 0 176 Apr 10 19.0 0.01 0.04 0.00 0 4299
4.95 5.15 0.00 0 1172 Apr 10 20.0 0.02 0.04 -0.01 0 11685
3.85 4.15 0.00 0 629 Apr 10 21.0 0.03 0.05 0.00 0 4702
3.05 3.15 0.02 0 3015 Apr 10 22.0 0.06 0.08 0.01 0 10409
2.12 2.18 0.00 0 5705 Apr 10 23.0 0.13 0.16 0.00 0 2313
1.27 1.31 -0.01 0 18288 Apr 10 24.0 0.31 0.33 0.00 0 3474
0.62 0.65 0.00 0 15811 Apr 10 25.0 0.66 0.69 0.00 0 959
0.23 0.25 0.01 0 3740 Apr 10 26.0 1.28 1.32 0.01 0 595
0.05 0.07 0.00 0 926 Apr 10 27.0 2.10 2.16 0.01 0 134
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 2192 Apr 10 28.0 3.05 3.15 0.05 0 73
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 249 Apr 10 30.0 4.95 5.25 0.00 0 7
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 35.0 9.95 10.25 0.00 0 0
- Jul 10 [122 days to expiration]
12.30 12.65 0.00 0 2 Jul 10 12.5 0.01 0.04 0.01 0 107
9.80 10.15 0.00 0 2 Jul 10 15.0 0.03 0.05 0.00 0 682
7.85 8.15 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 17.0 0.07 0.09 0.00 0 0
7.00 7.10 -0.02 0 26 Jul 10 18.0 0.11 0.13 0.00 0 694
6.00 6.20 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 19.0 0.16 0.18 0.00 0 616
5.15 5.25 0.00 0 1180 Jul 10 20.0 0.23 0.25 0.00 0 2581
4.25 4.30 -0.03 0 715 Jul 10 21.0 0.34 0.36 0.00 0 3494
3.40 3.45 0.00 0 2950 Jul 10 22.0 0.50 0.52 0.00 0 4904
2.62 2.66 0.00 0 2927 Jul 10 23.0 0.72 0.75 0.00 0 2524
1.92 1.95 -0.01 0 5492 Jul 10 24.0 1.03 1.06 0.00 0 1338
1.33 1.37 0.00 0 8335 Jul 10 25.0 1.45 1.48 0.00 0 871
0.86 0.89 0.00 0 4251 Jul 10 26.0 1.99 2.03 0.01 0 242
0.52 0.54 -0.01 0 2975 Jul 10 27.0 2.65 2.69 0.01 0 106
0.29 0.31 -0.01 0 750 Jul 10 28.0 3.40 3.50 0.00 0 4
0.07 0.09 0.00 0 463 Jul 10 30.0 5.15 5.25 0.02 0 256
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 35.0 10.05 10.20 -0.02 0 148
- Oct 10 [213 days to expiration]
12.30 12.65 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 12.5 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 0
9.85 10.15 0.00 0 5 Oct 10 15.0 0.11 0.14 0.00 0 20
7.60 7.70 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 17.5 0.24 0.26 0.00 0 124
6.20 6.40 -0.02 0 0 Oct 10 19.0 0.38 0.42 0.00 0 111
5.35 5.50 0.00 0 10 Oct 10 20.0 0.52 0.54 0.00 0 54
4.50 4.60 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 21.0 0.69 0.72 0.00 0 990
3.75 3.80 -0.02 0 206 Oct 10 22.0 0.92 0.95 0.00 0 236
3.00 3.10 -0.03 0 262 Oct 10 23.0 1.21 1.24 0.00 0 462
2.40 2.44 0.00 0 773 Oct 10 24.0 1.56 1.60 0.00 0 695
1.84 1.88 0.00 0 1147 Oct 10 25.0 2.01 2.05 0.00 0 340
1.37 1.40 0.00 0 1142 Oct 10 26.0 2.54 2.59 0.01 0 214
0.98 1.02 0.00 0 1165 Oct 10 27.0 3.15 3.25 0.03 0 96
0.68 0.71 0.00 0 896 Oct 10 28.0 3.85 3.95 0.03 0 334
0.30 0.32 0.00 0 287 Oct 10 30.0 5.40 5.55 0.00 0 0
0.01 0.04 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 35.0 10.10 10.25 0.00 0 0
- Jan 11 [311 days to expiration]
22.20 22.65 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 60
19.70 20.15 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 2043
17.20 17.65 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.01 0.04 0.00 0 2344
14.90 15.15 0.00 0 595 Jan 11 10.0 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 805
12.30 12.65 0.00 0 1544 Jan 11 12.5 0.10 0.13 0.00 0 2669
9.80 10.20 0.00 0 297 Jan 11 15.0 0.22 0.25 0.00 0 4273
7.70 7.90 0.00 0 6398 Jan 11 17.5 0.43 0.46 0.00 0 8900
5.60 5.75 0.00 0 36025 Jan 11 20.0 0.82 0.85 0.00 0 12990
3.75 3.85 -0.03 0 16962 Jan 11 22.5 1.49 1.52 0.00 0 8307
2.30 2.35 0.00 0 8828 Jan 11 25.0 2.51 2.55 0.00 0 5011
0.59 0.63 0.00 0 20257 Jan 11 30.0 5.75 5.90 -0.03 0 2844
0.09 0.12 0.00 0 1250 Jan 11 35.0 10.20 10.35 0.00 0 222
0.00 0.04 0.00 0 744 Jan 11 40.0 15.05 15.50 0.00 0 12
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 251 Jan 11 45.0 20.05 20.50 0.00 0 40
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 46 Jan 11 50.0 25.05 25.45 0.00 0 12
- Jan 12 [675 days to expiration]
10.35 10.60 0.00 0 1111 Jan 12 15.0 0.67 0.72 0.00 0 436
6.55 6.75 0.00 0 342 Jan 12 20.0 1.78 1.88 -0.01 0 878
3.65 3.80 -0.03 0 350 Jan 12 25.0 3.80 4.00 -0.02 0 10461
1.75 1.87 -0.04 0 11011 Jan 12 30.0 6.80 6.95 -0.03 0 86
0.71 0.80 -0.02 0 4 Jan 12 35.0 10.75 11.00 0.00 0 35