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Target Corp. TGT (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 53.16 Chg: +0.08 %Chg: +0.15% Open: 52.90   Vol: 207,000
Bid: 53.17 Ask: 53.18 Size: 3 High: 53.30 Low: 52.86 Avg Vol: 4.3 M

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TGT is currently trading at 53.16
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade TGT 100     53.16 $2,658 53.16 200.0% -$5,316

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

TGT: Chart

TGT: Target Corp.

Industry Retail Staples
Shares Outstanding 752.3 M
52 Wk Performance Price 86.3%
Dividend 0.68    2010/05/18
Today's High 53.30 P/E 16.1
Today's Low 52.86 EPS 3.3
Open 52.90 Price to Book 19.9
Prev Close 53.08
52 Wk high 53.64 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 28.75 21 Day 51.47
Market Cap 39.9 B 50 Day 50.65
Yield 1.281 200 Day 46.49

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- Mar 10 [4 days to expiration]
13.10 13.25 0.05 0 20 Mar 10 40.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 144
8.10 8.25 0.03 0 402 Mar 10 45.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 387
7.10 7.25 0.05 0 608 Mar 10 46.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 404
6.15 6.25 0.10 0 838 Mar 10 47.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 1935
5.15 5.25 0.10 6 595 Mar 10 48.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 3843
4.15 4.25 0.07 0 1242 Mar 10 49.0 0.01 0.03 -0.01 0 3653
3.20 3.25 0.07 13 3863 Mar 10 50.0 0.03 0.05 -0.01 50 4013
0.93 0.95 0.02 18 4859 Mar 10 52.5 0.26 0.27 -0.06 35 2291
0.04 0.06 -0.01 62 3351 Mar 10 55.0 1.85 1.89 -0.09 32 416
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 186 Mar 10 60.0 6.75 6.90 -0.08 0 64
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 65.0 11.75 11.90 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 70.0 16.75 16.90 -0.05 0 0
- Apr 10 [32 days to expiration]
27.75 28.40 0.23 0 0 Apr 10 25.0 0.00 0.02 -0.01 0 827
22.90 23.35 0.27 0 11 Apr 10 30.0 0.01 0.03 -0.01 0 603
17.85 18.35 0.25 0 0 Apr 10 35.0 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0 1030
12.85 13.35 0.03 0 940 Apr 10 40.0 0.03 0.04 0.00 0 2856
11.90 12.40 0.20 0 128 Apr 10 41.0 0.04 0.05 0.00 0 3924
10.90 11.35 0.10 0 1060 Apr 10 42.0 0.04 0.07 0.00 0 4670
9.90 10.40 0.25 0 1879 Apr 10 43.0 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 5227
9.00 9.40 0.30 0 94 Apr 10 44.0 0.06 0.08 -0.01 0 1829
8.10 8.40 0.05 0 452 Apr 10 45.0 0.08 0.10 0.00 0 3964
7.25 7.35 0.08 0 1638 Apr 10 46.0 0.11 0.13 -0.01 0 3261
6.30 6.40 0.10 0 907 Apr 10 47.0 0.14 0.16 -0.02 0 3335
5.35 5.45 0.10 0 991 Apr 10 48.0 0.20 0.22 -0.01 0 2032
4.40 4.50 0.05 0 2236 Apr 10 49.0 0.29 0.31 -0.01 29 9535
3.55 3.65 0.05 2 14122 Apr 10 50.0 0.41 0.44 -0.03 0 4067
1.75 1.79 0.04 36 5157 Apr 10 52.5 1.07 1.10 -0.05 0 2706
0.61 0.64 0.01 10 9937 Apr 10 55.0 2.42 2.47 -0.08 0 1430
0.03 0.05 0.00 0 2152 Apr 10 60.0 6.80 6.90 -0.10 0 316
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 554 Apr 10 65.0 11.65 12.15 -0.28 0 2
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 191 Apr 10 70.0 16.65 17.15 -0.27 0 4
- Jul 10 [123 days to expiration]
27.85 28.40 0.27 0 0 Jul 10 25.0 0.04 0.06 -0.01 0 882
22.90 23.45 0.27 0 0 Jul 10 30.0 0.08 0.11 -0.01 0 505
17.95 18.50 0.27 0 0 Jul 10 35.0 0.17 0.19 0.00 0 2122
13.35 13.55 0.08 0 12 Jul 10 40.0 0.30 0.33 0.00 0 2402
10.55 10.70 0.05 0 77 Jul 10 43.0 0.49 0.52 -0.01 0 2711
9.60 9.75 0.05 0 69 Jul 10 44.0 0.58 0.61 -0.01 12 1170
8.70 8.85 0.05 0 513 Jul 10 45.0 0.69 0.72 -0.02 40 2182
7.85 7.95 0.05 0 183 Jul 10 46.0 0.83 0.86 -0.02 0 1556
7.00 7.10 0.05 0 394 Jul 10 47.0 0.99 1.02 -0.03 0 4568
6.20 6.30 0.05 0 707 Jul 10 48.0 1.19 1.22 -0.02 20 1574
5.45 5.55 0.05 0 1167 Jul 10 49.0 1.42 1.45 -0.04 0 1784
4.70 4.80 0.05 3 2579 Jul 10 50.0 1.69 1.73 -0.04 7 1482
3.10 3.20 0.03 28 6181 Jul 10 52.5 2.60 2.64 -0.06 45 2925
1.91 1.95 0.03 33 3082 Jul 10 55.0 3.85 3.95 -0.05 0 567
0.51 0.54 0.00 3 1201 Jul 10 60.0 7.45 7.55 -0.05 0 75
0.08 0.11 -0.01 0 1032 Jul 10 65.0 12.00 12.15 -0.07 0 81
0.00 0.05 0.01 0 357 Jul 10 70.0 16.90 17.05 -0.38 0 143
- Oct 10 [214 days to expiration]
22.90 23.50 0.25 0 0 Oct 10 30.0 0.20 0.23 -0.01 10 20
18.35 18.50 0.07 0 0 Oct 10 35.0 0.38 0.42 -0.01 0 320
13.65 13.80 0.08 0 0 Oct 10 40.0 0.72 0.75 -0.02 0 2064
9.30 9.45 0.05 0 306 Oct 10 45.0 1.42 1.45 -0.02 0 608
8.50 8.65 0.05 0 130 Oct 10 46.0 1.62 1.65 -0.03 0 1115
7.00 7.10 0.05 0 135 Oct 10 48.0 2.10 2.14 -0.04 0 1077
6.30 6.40 0.05 0 248 Oct 10 49.0 2.39 2.43 -0.04 83 1362
5.60 5.70 0.05 0 344 Oct 10 50.0 2.71 2.76 -0.05 0 738
4.10 4.20 0.05 0 510 Oct 10 52.5 3.70 3.75 -0.05 0 168
2.87 2.92 0.03 2 264 Oct 10 55.0 4.90 5.05 -0.07 0 362
1.17 1.21 0.01 0 1090 Oct 10 60.0 8.25 8.35 -0.05 0 0
0.39 0.42 0.00 0 395 Oct 10 65.0 12.40 12.55 -0.10 0 5
0.10 0.14 0.01 0 50 Oct 10 70.0 17.15 17.30 -0.05 0 0
- Jan 11 [312 days to expiration]
47.75 48.45 0.27 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.01 0.05 0.00 0 276
45.30 45.95 0.30 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.01 0.06 0.00 0 215
42.80 43.45 0.30 0 0 Jan 11 10.0 0.02 0.07 0.00 0 1291
40.30 40.95 0.30 0 0 Jan 11 12.5 0.03 0.07 0.00 0 1471
37.80 38.45 0.30 0 0 Jan 11 15.0 0.06 0.09 0.01 0 1663
35.30 35.95 0.25 0 0 Jan 11 17.5 0.07 0.12 0.00 0 626
32.80 33.45 0.25 0 741 Jan 11 20.0 0.11 0.16 0.00 0 864
30.40 30.95 0.30 0 179 Jan 11 22.5 0.15 0.19 0.00 0 1225
27.85 28.50 0.22 0 308 Jan 11 25.0 0.21 0.26 0.00 0 1221
25.40 26.05 0.20 0 272 Jan 11 27.5 0.28 0.32 0.00 0 1352
22.95 23.60 0.10 0 272 Jan 11 30.0 0.38 0.43 0.00 0 7403
20.55 21.20 0.23 0 2075 Jan 11 32.5 0.51 0.55 -0.01 0 2150
18.55 18.80 0.12 0 30544 Jan 11 35.0 0.68 0.74 0.00 0 19441
16.20 16.40 0.07 0 412 Jan 11 37.5 0.90 0.95 -0.01 0 7084
14.00 14.15 0.05 0 4167 Jan 11 40.0 1.21 1.25 0.00 0 20820
9.90 10.05 0.08 0 3831 Jan 11 45.0 2.11 2.16 -0.03 0 7526
6.35 6.50 0.03 0 12476 Jan 11 50.0 3.60 3.65 -0.05 0 11276
3.65 3.80 0.02 0 7964 Jan 11 55.0 5.85 5.95 -0.08 0 3165
1.83 1.90 0.01 0 32423 Jan 11 60.0 9.00 9.15 -0.07 0 2262
0.82 0.86 0.01 0 2507 Jan 11 65.0 13.00 13.10 -0.05 0 476
0.32 0.36 0.00 0 1861 Jan 11 70.0 17.45 17.60 -0.10 0 405
0.11 0.15 0.00 0 769 Jan 11 75.0 22.00 22.65 -0.30 0 74
0.02 0.10 0.00 0 676 Jan 11 80.0 26.95 27.60 -0.27 0 219
0.00 0.07 0.00 0 535 Jan 11 85.0 31.90 32.55 -0.30 0 21
0.00 0.06 0.00 0 819 Jan 11 90.0 36.90 37.55 -0.30 0 77
0.00 0.06 0.02 0 612 Jan 11 95.0 41.85 42.55 -0.28 0 157
- Jan 12 [676 days to expiration]
23.60 23.90 0.20 0 47 Jan 12 30.0 1.04 1.19 0.01 0 449
15.15 15.40 0.15 0 517 Jan 12 40.0 2.58 2.73 0.06 0 1054
8.40 8.65 0.12 10 1038 Jan 12 50.0 5.60 5.85 -0.03 0 1505
3.85 4.05 0.05 10 647 Jan 12 60.0 10.95 11.20 -0.03 0 153
1.47 1.61 0.03 0 490 Jan 12 70.0 18.50 18.75 -0.05 0 285