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MERCK & COMPANY MRK (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 37.00 Chg: +0.12 %Chg: +0.33% Open: 37.05   Vol: 16.3 M
Bid: 36.99 Ask: 37.06 Size: 5 High: 37.20 Low: 36.73 Avg Vol: 11.3 M

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MRK is currently trading at 37.00
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade MRK 100     37.00 $1,850 37.00 200.0% -$3,700

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

MRK: Chart

MRK: MERCK & COMPANY

Industry Pharmaceuticals
Shares Outstanding 3.1 B
52 Wk Performance Price 68.1%
Dividend 1.52    2010/03/11
Today's High 37.20 P/E 6.5
Today's Low 36.73 EPS 5.65
Open 37.05 Price to Book 19.0
Prev Close 36.88
52 Wk high 41.56 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 21.66 21 Day 37.04
Market Cap 114.9 B 50 Day 37.72
Yield 4.121 200 Day 32.96

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- Mar 10 [6 days to expiration]
7.00 7.25 0.22 0 0 Mar 10 30.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 664
5.00 5.25 0.22 0 0 Mar 10 32.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1878
4.05 4.25 0.25 0 0 Mar 10 33.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 3390
3.15 3.20 0.27 0 267 Mar 10 34.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2731
2.17 2.20 0.25 0 245 Mar 10 35.0 0.02 0.03 -0.02 0 7952
1.23 1.26 0.21 0 1181 Mar 10 36.0 0.07 0.09 -0.06 0 13764
0.47 0.49 0.11 0 11950 Mar 10 37.0 0.32 0.33 -0.16 0 7560
0.10 0.12 0.02 0 10834 Mar 10 38.0 0.93 0.96 -0.26 0 2744
0.02 0.03 0.00 0 5347 Mar 10 39.0 1.84 1.88 -0.27 0 3577
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 2721 Mar 10 40.0 2.83 2.86 -0.26 0 1580
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1841 Mar 10 41.0 3.80 3.90 -0.25 0 355
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1343 Mar 10 42.0 4.75 5.00 -0.22 0 467
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 196 Mar 10 43.0 5.75 6.00 -0.22 0 628
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 387 Mar 10 44.0 6.75 7.00 -0.22 0 81
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 63 Mar 10 45.0 7.75 8.00 -0.23 0 135
- Apr 10 [34 days to expiration]
19.20 19.75 0.43 0 0 Apr 10 17.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 80
16.70 17.25 0.38 0 50 Apr 10 20.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 376
14.20 14.75 0.43 0 0 Apr 10 22.5 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 485
11.70 12.25 0.40 0 25 Apr 10 25.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 646
9.70 10.30 0.43 0 3 Apr 10 27.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 1370
8.70 9.25 0.38 0 0 Apr 10 28.0 0.02 0.05 0.00 0 1095
7.70 8.30 0.35 0 0 Apr 10 29.0 0.02 0.04 -0.01 0 5904
6.80 7.30 0.38 0 70 Apr 10 30.0 0.03 0.04 -0.02 0 2819
6.10 6.30 0.25 0 10 Apr 10 31.0 0.04 0.06 -0.02 0 3502
5.20 5.30 0.25 0 1 Apr 10 32.0 0.07 0.09 -0.02 0 3196
4.25 4.35 0.25 0 37 Apr 10 33.0 0.12 0.13 -0.03 0 7146
3.35 3.40 0.22 0 2589 Apr 10 34.0 0.20 0.22 -0.05 0 6376
2.50 2.53 0.19 0 4481 Apr 10 35.0 0.35 0.36 -0.07 0 8310
1.74 1.76 0.15 0 5373 Apr 10 36.0 0.58 0.59 -0.12 0 7737
1.10 1.12 0.11 0 15244 Apr 10 37.0 0.94 0.96 -0.16 0 17923
0.63 0.64 0.06 0 6692 Apr 10 38.0 1.47 1.49 -0.19 0 2341
0.32 0.34 0.04 0 18002 Apr 10 39.0 2.15 2.18 -0.24 0 1167
0.14 0.15 0.01 0 21901 Apr 10 40.0 2.96 3.00 -0.27 0 3853
0.05 0.07 0.01 0 7013 Apr 10 41.0 3.85 3.95 -0.28 0 787
0.02 0.03 -0.01 0 1674 Apr 10 42.0 4.80 4.90 -0.27 0 586
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2208 Apr 10 43.0 5.80 5.90 -0.27 0 113
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 88 Apr 10 44.0 6.80 6.90 -0.25 0 47
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 1427 Apr 10 45.0 7.75 7.95 -0.50 0 316
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 1804 Apr 10 50.0 12.70 13.35 -0.38 0 50
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 55.0 17.70 18.35 -0.42 0 0
- May 10 [69 days to expiration]
8.60 8.95 0.17 0 0 May 10 23.0 * 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 135
7.60 7.95 0.17 0 0 May 10 24.0 * 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 46
6.65 6.95 0.20 0 0 May 10 25.0 * 0.00 0.05 -0.01 0 157
5.65 6.00 0.17 0 0 May 10 26.0 * 0.00 0.06 -0.02 0 616
4.80 5.00 0.15 0 30 May 10 27.0 * 0.04 0.08 -0.01 0 132
3.85 4.05 0.15 0 28 May 10 28.0 * 0.08 0.11 -0.01 0 310
2.92 3.10 0.10 0 51 May 10 29.0 * 0.15 0.19 -0.02 0 61
2.13 2.22 0.09 0 193 May 10 30.0 * 0.29 0.33 -0.04 0 537
1.42 1.46 0.10 0 61 May 10 31.0 * 0.53 0.57 -0.07 0 1133
0.81 0.86 0.05 0 177 May 10 32.0 * 0.93 0.98 -0.08 0 1267
- Jul 10 [125 days to expiration]
16.70 17.30 0.42 0 0 Jul 10 20.0 0.04 0.07 0.00 0 718
14.20 14.80 0.43 0 4 Jul 10 22.5 0.07 0.09 -0.01 0 1072
11.75 12.30 0.07 0 6 Jul 10 25.0 0.12 0.14 -0.01 0 2189
7.40 7.50 0.25 0 335 Jul 10 30.0 0.40 0.42 -0.03 0 10000
5.60 5.70 0.20 0 301 Jul 10 32.0 0.67 0.70 -0.05 0 4689
4.80 4.85 0.20 0 816 Jul 10 33.0 0.86 0.89 -0.07 0 20332
4.00 4.10 0.18 0 1062 Jul 10 34.0 1.12 1.14 -0.09 0 11728
3.30 3.40 0.17 0 2070 Jul 10 35.0 1.42 1.45 -0.11 0 3421
2.67 2.71 0.14 0 2810 Jul 10 36.0 1.80 1.83 -0.12 0 2726
2.10 2.13 0.12 0 3414 Jul 10 37.0 2.25 2.28 -0.15 0 3103
1.61 1.64 0.10 0 4718 Jul 10 38.0 2.78 2.80 -0.17 0 2167
1.20 1.23 0.08 0 2926 Jul 10 39.0 3.35 3.45 -0.20 0 2737
0.88 0.90 0.06 0 20084 Jul 10 40.0 4.05 4.10 -0.23 0 881
0.62 0.64 0.05 0 2514 Jul 10 41.0 4.80 4.85 -0.23 0 311
0.42 0.44 0.03 0 1975 Jul 10 42.0 5.60 5.65 -0.22 0 345
0.28 0.30 0.03 0 549 Jul 10 43.0 6.45 6.55 -0.25 0 147
0.18 0.20 0.02 0 970 Jul 10 44.0 7.30 7.45 -0.28 0 96
0.11 0.13 0.01 0 3378 Jul 10 45.0 8.25 8.35 -0.30 0 717
0.00 0.04 0.00 0 1418 Jul 10 50.0 13.15 13.25 -0.30 0 614
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 470 Jul 10 55.0 18.10 18.60 -0.48 0 310
- Oct 10 [216 days to expiration]
16.70 17.30 0.40 0 0 Oct 10 20.0 0.11 0.14 -0.01 0 56
14.65 14.75 0.25 0 0 Oct 10 22.5 0.20 0.23 0.00 0 25
12.25 12.35 0.28 0 0 Oct 10 25.0 0.33 0.36 -0.01 0 450
7.65 7.75 0.25 0 293 Oct 10 30.0 0.93 0.95 -0.05 0 3630
4.55 4.65 0.20 0 256 Oct 10 34.0 1.96 1.99 -0.09 0 794
3.90 4.00 0.20 0 303 Oct 10 35.0 2.33 2.37 -0.11 0 271
3.30 3.35 0.15 0 656 Oct 10 36.0 2.75 2.79 -0.13 0 159
2.76 2.80 0.14 0 1053 Oct 10 37.0 3.20 3.30 -0.15 0 1004
2.28 2.32 0.12 0 563 Oct 10 38.0 3.75 3.80 -0.17 0 235
1.86 1.89 0.11 0 238 Oct 10 39.0 4.35 4.40 -0.18 0 115
1.49 1.52 0.09 0 1054 Oct 10 40.0 4.95 5.05 -0.20 0 114
1.18 1.21 0.07 0 356 Oct 10 41.0 5.65 5.75 -0.23 0 7
0.92 0.95 0.05 0 404 Oct 10 42.0 6.40 6.50 -0.25 0 19
0.40 0.42 0.02 0 475 Oct 10 45.0 8.90 9.00 -0.25 0 0
0.07 0.10 0.01 0 31 Oct 10 50.0 13.55 13.70 -0.27 0 10
- Jan 11 [314 days to expiration]
34.15 34.80 0.38 0 0 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 2
31.65 32.30 0.47 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.05 0.01 0 2
29.15 29.80 0.47 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.05 0.01 0 11
21.45 22.00 0.12 0 0 Jan 11 10.0 * 0.00 0.05 0.01 0 432
26.65 27.30 0.47 0 0 Jan 11 10.0 0.00 0.04 -0.01 0 1336
18.95 19.55 0.17 0 40 Jan 11 12.5 * 0.00 0.05 0.01 0 1070
24.10 24.85 0.48 0 0 Jan 11 12.5 0.03 0.08 0.00 0 1814
16.45 17.00 0.18 0 15 Jan 11 15.0 * 0.00 0.06 0.00 0 1195
21.60 22.35 0.48 0 32 Jan 11 15.0 0.07 0.13 0.00 0 1283
13.95 14.50 0.18 0 0 Jan 11 17.5 * 0.01 0.08 0.01 0 513
19.10 19.80 0.30 0 18 Jan 11 17.5 0.13 0.18 0.00 0 3875
11.60 11.95 0.05 0 266 Jan 11 20.0 * 0.05 0.10 0.00 0 410
17.00 17.30 0.52 0 131 Jan 11 20.0 0.23 0.27 -0.01 0 4412
14.25 14.85 0.38 0 51 Jan 11 22.5 0.38 0.42 -0.01 0 4516
6.90 7.05 0.15 0 1297 Jan 11 25.0 * 0.33 0.38 -0.02 0 862
12.25 12.40 0.25 0 1197 Jan 11 25.0 0.61 0.63 -0.02 0 16628
2.81 2.91 0.09 0 746 Jan 11 30.0 * 1.46 1.58 -0.03 0 153
7.85 7.95 0.20 0 22465 Jan 11 30.0 1.43 1.47 -0.06 0 19580
0.64 0.70 0.02 0 419 Jan 11 35.0 * 4.30 4.50 -0.12 0 144
4.30 4.35 0.17 0 16042 Jan 11 35.0 3.05 3.10 -0.13 0 24608
0.06 0.13 0.01 0 391 Jan 11 40.0 * 8.70 9.05 -0.12 0 153
1.94 1.97 0.11 0 29091 Jan 11 40.0 5.75 5.85 -0.15 0 5620
0.70 0.73 0.04 0 38679 Jan 11 45.0 9.55 9.65 -0.20 0 1954
0.20 0.24 0.00 0 3616 Jan 11 50.0 14.00 14.15 -0.28 0 967
0.05 0.10 0.01 0 1645 Jan 11 55.0 18.80 19.40 -0.48 0 1297
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 1099 Jan 11 60.0 23.75 24.35 -0.48 0 246
- Jan 12 [678 days to expiration]
11.30 12.25 0.25 0 0 Jan 12 20.0 * 0.18 0.26 0.00 0 386
16.45 17.55 0.30 0 42 Jan 12 20.0 0.70 0.81 0.00 0 859
6.90 7.15 0.12 0 91 Jan 12 25.0 * 0.87 0.96 -0.03 0 239
12.25 12.50 0.23 0 218 Jan 12 25.0 1.56 1.68 -0.02 0 2514
3.35 3.55 0.12 0 141 Jan 12 30.0 * 2.55 2.72 -0.02 0 189
8.30 8.60 0.28 0 1694 Jan 12 30.0 2.96 3.15 -0.04 0 4737
1.27 1.42 0.04 0 317 Jan 12 35.0 * 5.45 5.65 -0.12 0 399
5.30 5.50 0.20 0 1592 Jan 12 35.0 5.00 5.20 -0.15 0 4896
0.39 0.53 0.03 0 527 Jan 12 40.0 * 9.40 9.85 -0.10 0 177
3.10 3.30 0.12 0 7331 Jan 12 40.0 7.85 8.10 -0.20 0 368
1.69 1.84 0.09 0 631 Jan 12 45.0 11.40 11.65 -0.25 0 857
0.85 1.02 0.02 0 745 Jan 12 50.0 15.45 15.70 -0.32 0 755
0.42 0.56 0.05 0 716 Jan 12 55.0 19.85 20.15 -0.30 0 410