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Oracle Corp. ORCL (NASDAQ) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 24.83 Chg: -0.05 %Chg: -0.20% Open: 24.79   Vol: 9.5 M
Bid: 24.83 Ask: 24.84 Size: 46 High: 25.02 Low: 24.73 Avg Vol: 21.7 M

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ORCL is currently trading at 24.83
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade ORCL 100     24.83 $1,242 24.83 200.0% -$2,483

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

ORCL: Chart

ORCL: Oracle Corp.

Industry Software
Shares Outstanding 5 B
52 Wk Performance Price 79.6%
Dividend 0.20    2010/01/14
Today's High 25.02 P/E 21.8
Today's Low 24.73 EPS 1.14
Open 24.79 Price to Book 5.5
Prev Close 24.88
52 Wk high 25.64 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 14.00 21 Day 24.29
Market Cap 124.6 B 50 Day 24.35
Yield 0.804 200 Day 22.27

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- Mar 10 [9 days to expiration]
12.25 12.55 0.05 0 60 Mar 10 12.5 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 144
9.75 10.05 0.00 0 50 Mar 10 15.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2155
8.75 9.05 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 16.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 66
7.75 8.05 -0.03 0 14 Mar 10 17.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 534
6.75 7.05 -0.03 0 76 Mar 10 18.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 4613
5.75 6.05 0.00 0 438 Mar 10 19.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 8599
4.75 5.00 -0.03 0 5440 Mar 10 20.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 11879
3.75 4.05 0.00 0 2963 Mar 10 21.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 9583
2.83 2.86 -0.05 108 8133 Mar 10 22.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 12223
1.85 1.88 -0.05 0 10113 Mar 10 23.0 0.02 0.03 -0.01 2 13882
0.91 0.93 -0.05 549 26051 Mar 10 24.0 0.08 0.09 0.00 17 27282
0.24 0.25 -0.03 2,864 27805 Mar 10 25.0 0.41 0.42 0.03 1,414 12319
0.02 0.03 -0.01 48 16724 Mar 10 26.0 1.18 1.21 0.04 67 2717
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 11842 Mar 10 27.0 2.16 2.19 0.05 95 1766
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 4947 Mar 10 28.0 3.15 3.20 0.05 0 696
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 634 Mar 10 29.0 3.95 4.25 0.00 0 57
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 2333 Mar 10 30.0 4.95 5.25 0.00 0 95
- Apr 10 [37 days to expiration]
4.85 4.90 -0.07 0 184 Apr 10 20.0 0.04 0.06 0.00 0 143
3.85 3.95 -0.05 0 33 Apr 10 21.0 0.08 0.10 0.01 0 435
2.95 2.99 -0.06 22 334 Apr 10 22.0 0.15 0.17 0.02 0 2257
2.09 2.11 -0.04 273 1522 Apr 10 23.0 0.29 0.30 0.02 3,116 9085
1.34 1.36 -0.02 114 2740 Apr 10 24.0 0.54 0.55 0.03 2,968 9100
0.75 0.77 -0.02 868 13428 Apr 10 25.0 0.96 0.98 0.03 73 3169
0.37 0.38 -0.01 62 4905 Apr 10 26.0 1.58 1.60 0.04 68 1618
0.15 0.17 -0.01 12 3272 Apr 10 27.0 2.37 2.40 0.05 21 654
0.05 0.07 -0.01 0 741 Apr 10 28.0 3.25 3.30 0.03 0 99
- Jun 10 [100 days to expiration]
12.25 12.50 -0.02 0 44 Jun 10 12.5 0.01 0.02 0.00 0 2
9.75 9.90 -0.07 0 30 Jun 10 15.0 0.01 0.04 0.00 0 984
7.75 7.90 -0.08 0 289 Jun 10 17.0 0.04 0.06 -0.01 0 4216
6.85 6.90 -0.05 0 90 Jun 10 18.0 0.06 0.09 0.00 0 3604
5.85 5.95 -0.05 0 294 Jun 10 19.0 0.10 0.12 0.01 0 6336
4.95 5.00 -0.05 0 1331 Jun 10 20.0 0.16 0.18 0.00 0 7488
4.00 4.10 -0.05 0 873 Jun 10 21.0 0.26 0.28 0.01 0 4817
3.15 3.25 -0.05 0 7348 Jun 10 22.0 0.41 0.43 0.01 0 8374
2.41 2.44 -0.03 20 7590 Jun 10 23.0 0.63 0.65 0.01 51 20819
1.73 1.76 -0.03 246 17109 Jun 10 24.0 0.94 0.96 0.01 258 5585
1.17 1.19 -0.03 109 13985 Jun 10 25.0 1.38 1.40 0.01 152 4371
0.74 0.76 -0.02 123 13589 Jun 10 26.0 1.95 1.98 0.03 0 897
0.43 0.45 -0.02 234 5183 Jun 10 27.0 2.64 2.67 0.03 0 599
0.23 0.25 -0.01 8 2543 Jun 10 28.0 3.45 3.50 0.05 24 418
0.12 0.14 0.00 0 4623 Jun 10 29.0 4.30 4.40 0.05 0 188
0.05 0.07 -0.01 0 1804 Jun 10 30.0 5.25 5.30 0.05 0 162
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Jun 10 35.0 10.10 10.30 0.05 0 5
- Sep 10 [191 days to expiration]
12.25 12.55 0.00 0 0 Sep 10 12.5 0.02 0.05 0.00 0 22
9.75 9.90 -0.07 0 10 Sep 10 15.0 0.07 0.09 0.00 0 313
5.15 5.25 -0.05 0 158 Sep 10 20.0 0.43 0.46 0.00 0 3906
4.30 4.40 -0.07 0 403 Sep 10 21.0 0.61 0.62 0.00 0 3224
3.55 3.65 -0.05 0 394 Sep 10 22.0 0.83 0.86 0.01 0 1602
2.86 2.90 -0.04 0 360 Sep 10 23.0 1.12 1.15 0.00 0 1282
2.23 2.26 -0.05 0 1107 Sep 10 24.0 1.49 1.52 0.01 0 2732
1.69 1.72 -0.04 0 1980 Sep 10 25.0 1.95 1.98 0.01 5 2127
1.24 1.27 -0.03 0 1714 Sep 10 26.0 2.49 2.53 0.02 0 414
0.88 0.91 -0.03 0 1274 Sep 10 27.0 3.10 3.20 0.03 25 727
0.60 0.63 -0.01 0 909 Sep 10 28.0 3.85 3.90 0.05 0 759
0.40 0.42 -0.02 0 485 Sep 10 29.0 4.65 4.70 0.05 0 72
0.26 0.27 -0.01 2 728 Sep 10 30.0 5.50 5.55 0.05 0 0
0.02 0.04 0.00 0 88 Sep 10 35.0 10.25 10.30 0.05 0 0
- Jan 11 [317 days to expiration]
22.20 22.55 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 220
19.70 20.05 0.02 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 6407
17.20 17.55 0.02 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 5540
14.75 15.00 0.00 0 131 Jan 11 10.0 0.03 0.06 0.00 0 10873
12.25 12.50 -0.05 0 209 Jan 11 12.5 0.08 0.11 0.00 0 49410
9.85 10.10 -0.02 0 4625 Jan 11 15.0 0.19 0.22 0.00 0 11873
7.60 7.70 -0.03 0 1782 Jan 11 17.5 0.41 0.44 0.00 0 20096
5.50 5.55 -0.03 10 11678 Jan 11 20.0 0.82 0.83 0.00 0 54620
3.65 3.75 -0.05 0 18476 Jan 11 22.5 1.51 1.53 0.01 0 21617
2.25 2.27 -0.04 12 33127 Jan 11 25.0 2.57 2.59 0.01 0 17304
0.59 0.61 -0.02 70 30626 Jan 11 30.0 5.90 5.95 0.03 0 1564
0.10 0.12 -0.01 0 3335 Jan 11 35.0 10.35 10.45 0.00 0 2062
- Jan 12 [681 days to expiration]
10.15 10.35 -0.05 0 141 Jan 12 15.0 0.57 0.63 0.00 0 1347
6.30 6.45 -0.07 0 590 Jan 12 20.0 1.65 1.73 0.01 0 2214
4.75 4.90 -0.05 0 122 Jan 12 22.5 2.53 2.62 0.00 0 1066
3.50 3.55 -0.02 1 3006 Jan 12 25.0 3.65 3.80 0.00 10 560
1.60 1.68 -0.01 0 1415 Jan 12 30.0 6.75 6.90 0.05 0 251
0.63 0.69 -- 0 0 Jan 12 35.0 10.75 10.90 -- 0 0