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Microsoft Corp. MSFT (NASDAQ) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 28.95 Chg: +0.15 %Chg: +0.52% Open: 28.86   Vol: 17 M
Bid: 28.95 Ask: 28.96 Size: 250 High: 29.11 Low: 28.80 Avg Vol: 50.6 M

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MSFT is currently trading at 28.95
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade MSFT 100     28.95 $1,448 28.95 200.0% -$2,895

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

MSFT: Chart

MSFT: Microsoft Corp.

Industry Software
Shares Outstanding 8.8 B
52 Wk Performance Price 90.1%
Dividend 0.52    2010/05/18
Today's High 29.11 P/E 15.9
Today's Low 28.80 EPS 1.81
Open 28.86 Price to Book 5.1
Prev Close 28.80
52 Wk high 31.50 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 15.25 21 Day 28.48
Market Cap 252.6 B 50 Day 29.34
Yield 1.806 200 Day 26.50

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- Mar 10 [9 days to expiration]
4.90 5.00 0.15 0 876 Mar 10 24.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 744
3.90 4.00 0.15 0 885 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 3762
2.96 2.98 0.16 28 1862 Mar 10 26.0 0.01 0.02 0.00 0 9835
1.96 1.99 0.15 116 8153 Mar 10 27.0 0.01 0.03 -0.01 141 23033
1.01 1.04 0.13 747 20180 Mar 10 28.0 0.06 0.07 -0.04 292 23182
0.31 0.32 0.05 8,778 50664 Mar 10 29.0 0.35 0.36 -0.12 915 17870
0.05 0.07 0.01 1,446 53387 Mar 10 30.0 1.09 1.11 -0.16 566 10382
0.01 0.02 0.00 80 10908 Mar 10 31.0 2.04 2.07 -0.17 31 4220
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 3599 Mar 10 32.0 3.00 3.10 -0.17 200 2129
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 2859 Mar 10 33.0 4.00 4.10 -0.15 0 68
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 517 Mar 10 34.0 5.00 5.10 -0.15 0 76
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 174 Mar 10 35.0 6.00 6.10 -0.15 0 0
- Apr 10 [37 days to expiration]
16.40 16.70 0.15 0 58 Apr 10 12.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1463
13.90 14.20 0.12 0 4 Apr 10 15.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1039
11.40 11.70 0.12 0 14 Apr 10 17.5 0.01 0.02 0.00 0 3056
9.85 10.20 0.10 0 30 Apr 10 19.0 0.01 0.02 0.00 0 1847
8.90 9.20 0.07 0 697 Apr 10 20.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 5086
7.85 8.20 0.07 0 62 Apr 10 21.0 0.02 0.03 0.00 0 7260
6.90 7.20 0.08 0 812 Apr 10 22.0 0.02 0.03 0.00 0 7390
5.90 6.20 0.08 0 2211 Apr 10 23.0 0.03 0.04 0.00 0 2651
4.95 5.05 0.15 5 2711 Apr 10 24.0 0.03 0.04 0.00 0 11215
4.00 4.05 0.15 60 21658 Apr 10 25.0 0.05 0.06 0.00 5 19625
3.05 3.10 0.17 2 8899 Apr 10 26.0 0.09 0.10 -0.01 58 19297
2.15 2.17 0.14 177 54307 Apr 10 27.0 0.19 0.20 -0.01 289 21091
1.35 1.38 0.12 5,686 37949 Apr 10 28.0 0.38 0.40 -0.05 399 43943
0.74 0.75 0.07 13,098 95028 Apr 10 29.0 0.77 0.78 -0.09 528 31691
0.34 0.35 0.03 2,354 78788 Apr 10 30.0 1.37 1.39 -0.13 4,041 20068
0.14 0.16 0.02 513 52482 Apr 10 31.0 2.16 2.19 -0.16 0 3655
0.06 0.07 0.01 5 24060 Apr 10 32.0 3.05 3.15 -0.15 21 2933
0.02 0.03 0.00 0 22065 Apr 10 33.0 4.05 4.10 -0.15 5 1574
0.01 0.02 0.00 0 5738 Apr 10 34.0 5.00 5.10 -0.17 0 780
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 25723 Apr 10 35.0 5.85 6.15 -0.10 0 159
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 409 Apr 10 36.0 6.85 7.15 -0.10 0 68
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 4897 Apr 10 40.0 10.85 11.15 -0.10 0 10
- Jul 10 [128 days to expiration]
13.90 14.20 0.07 0 210 Jul 10 15.0 0.03 0.04 0.00 0 936
11.30 11.70 0.02 0 5 Jul 10 17.5 0.05 0.08 0.01 0 9706
8.95 9.25 0.10 0 160 Jul 10 20.0 0.09 0.12 0.01 0 7223
6.60 6.70 0.17 0 437 Jul 10 22.5 0.19 0.21 0.00 0 16855
5.20 5.30 0.18 0 417 Jul 10 24.0 0.31 0.33 0.00 0 1194
4.30 4.40 0.15 0 2287 Jul 10 25.0 0.43 0.45 -0.02 60 49573
3.45 3.55 0.12 3 1657 Jul 10 26.0 0.60 0.62 -0.02 127 18739
2.73 2.77 0.13 84 2614 Jul 10 27.0 0.84 0.87 -0.03 23 19359
2.06 2.09 0.11 698 35501 Jul 10 28.0 1.18 1.20 -0.05 114 24570
1.49 1.52 0.10 726 42065 Jul 10 29.0 1.62 1.64 -0.07 480 29788
1.04 1.07 0.09 3,382 52677 Jul 10 30.0 2.16 2.19 -0.08 0 20746
0.69 0.72 0.07 348 12987 Jul 10 31.0 2.81 2.84 -0.11 0 5973
0.45 0.47 0.04 221 33776 Jul 10 32.0 3.55 3.60 -0.13 0 866
0.28 0.30 0.03 1 7862 Jul 10 33.0 4.40 4.45 -0.12 0 1238
0.17 0.19 0.02 0 25142 Jul 10 34.0 5.25 5.35 -0.15 0 504
0.10 0.11 0.01 0 11479 Jul 10 35.0 6.20 6.30 -0.15 0 438
0.05 0.07 0.00 0 930 Jul 10 36.0 7.15 7.25 -0.15 0 48
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 3550 Jul 10 40.0 11.10 11.20 -0.15 0 81
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 45.0 15.90 16.40 -0.08 0 0
- Oct 10 [219 days to expiration]
13.75 14.20 0.03 0 57 Oct 10 15.0 0.07 0.08 0.00 0 13
11.40 11.75 0.07 0 2 Oct 10 17.5 0.11 0.14 -0.01 0 8
9.05 9.15 0.15 0 0 Oct 10 20.0 0.22 0.25 -0.01 0 81
6.75 6.85 0.15 0 20 Oct 10 22.5 0.43 0.45 -0.02 0 176
5.45 5.50 0.15 0 16 Oct 10 24.0 0.64 0.66 -0.03 7 2510
4.60 4.70 0.15 40 63 Oct 10 25.0 0.83 0.85 -0.03 6 418
3.85 3.95 0.15 0 97 Oct 10 26.0 1.07 1.10 -0.04 101 670
3.15 3.25 0.12 0 131 Oct 10 27.0 1.37 1.40 -0.05 0 2312
2.54 2.58 0.12 48 748 Oct 10 28.0 1.75 1.78 -0.06 0 2481
1.99 2.03 0.10 492 26560 Oct 10 29.0 2.20 2.24 -0.08 102 3678
1.53 1.56 0.09 25 24831 Oct 10 30.0 2.74 2.77 -0.09 10 7272
1.14 1.17 0.07 49 6816 Oct 10 31.0 3.35 3.40 -0.10 0 2800
0.84 0.86 0.06 8 3019 Oct 10 32.0 4.05 4.10 -0.10 0 35
0.60 0.62 0.05 0 3311 Oct 10 33.0 4.80 4.85 -0.12 0 161
0.29 0.31 0.03 0 522 Oct 10 35.0 6.50 6.55 -0.12 0 205
0.03 0.06 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 40.0 11.20 11.30 -0.20 0 11
- Jan 11 [317 days to expiration]
26.15 26.70 0.07 0 376 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 760
23.55 24.20 0.02 0 18 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 3030
21.05 21.70 -0.05 0 28 Jan 11 7.5 0.01 0.05 0.00 0 2302
18.55 19.20 0.10 0 1346 Jan 11 10.0 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 10680
16.30 16.70 0.05 0 1339 Jan 11 12.5 0.09 0.11 0.01 0 11330
13.90 14.20 0.07 0 3354 Jan 11 15.0 0.15 0.17 0.00 196 61737
11.45 11.80 0.07 7 11258 Jan 11 17.5 0.25 0.28 0.00 0 42091
9.15 9.40 0.20 0 23776 Jan 11 20.0 0.43 0.45 0.00 0 137976
6.95 7.05 0.15 4 41349 Jan 11 22.5 0.73 0.76 -0.01 0 110204
4.90 5.00 0.12 9 48975 Jan 11 25.0 1.23 1.26 -0.03 22 74163
3.25 3.30 0.15 40 125102 Jan 11 27.5 2.03 2.07 -0.06 360 34560
1.93 1.96 0.09 1,002 143385 Jan 11 30.0 3.20 3.30 -0.10 0 53612
1.04 1.07 0.06 412 19039 Jan 11 32.5 4.85 4.90 -0.10 36 1943
0.53 0.55 0.04 38,869 77689 Jan 11 35.0 6.80 6.90 -0.15 22 6853
0.13 0.14 0.00 86 12715 Jan 11 40.0 11.40 11.50 -0.15 62 3212
0.04 0.06 0.00 0 4289 Jan 11 45.0 16.15 16.45 -0.10 0 1378
0.01 0.04 -0.01 0 7337 Jan 11 50.0 21.10 21.40 -0.12 0 1002
- Jan 12 [681 days to expiration]
16.20 16.70 0.00 0 7 Jan 12 12.5 0.21 0.29 -0.01 0 97
13.80 14.35 0.28 0 284 Jan 12 15.0 0.39 0.45 -0.01 0 1065
11.60 11.80 0.10 0 86 Jan 12 17.5 0.65 0.70 -0.02 0 656
9.50 9.70 0.15 6 4551 Jan 12 20.0 1.04 1.09 -0.01 0 1140
7.55 7.75 0.15 0 724 Jan 12 22.5 1.58 1.63 -0.03 0 889
5.80 6.00 0.10 0 2814 Jan 12 25.0 2.30 2.39 -0.06 0 5303
4.35 4.50 0.10 10 985 Jan 12 27.5 3.30 3.40 -0.08 0 2486
3.15 3.30 0.10 124 14310 Jan 12 30.0 4.55 4.65 -0.10 1 8610
2.23 2.32 0.08 0 1930 Jan 12 32.5 6.05 6.25 -0.07 0 751
1.52 1.59 0.06 50 2905 Jan 12 35.0 7.80 8.00 -0.12 0 1126
1.00 1.09 0.04 50 42899 Jan 12 37.5 9.80 10.00 -0.12 16 496
0.64 0.71 0.01 91 1467 Jan 12 40.0 11.90 12.05 -0.15 0 502
0.27 0.31 0.00 77 1743 Jan 12 45.0 16.50 16.65 -0.17 0 614