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Last: 19.14 Chg: 0.00 %Chg: 0.00% Open: --   Vol: 0
Bid: 0.00 Ask: 0.00 Size: 0 High: -- Low: -- Avg Vol: 5 M

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WMB is currently trading at 19.14
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Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade 100     19.14 $957 19.14 200.0% -$1,914 TRADE

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

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- Aug 10 [21 days to expiration]
8.65 9.45 -0.43 0 0 Aug 10 10.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0
6.30 6.75 -0.45 0 19 Aug 10 12.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 350
4.80 5.25 -0.45 0 0 Aug 10 14.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 32
4.10 4.20 -0.35 0 10 Aug 10 15.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 494
3.10 3.20 -0.35 0 71 Aug 10 16.0 0.03 0.05 0.00 2 2848
1.76 1.79 -0.31 22 1049 Aug 10 17.5 0.13 0.16 0.02 490 7519
0.68 0.71 -0.24 1,104 3410 Aug 10 19.0 0.55 0.57 0.09 289 8210
0.28 0.30 -0.15 497 21320 Aug 10 20.0 1.15 1.18 0.19 100 4401
0.10 0.12 -0.07 425 11788 Aug 10 21.0 1.96 2.01 0.27 0 785
0.02 0.03 -0.02 8 6427 Aug 10 22.5 3.35 3.45 0.30 0 2406
0.01 0.03 0.00 1 3683 Aug 10 24.0 4.85 4.95 0.35 0 816
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3966 Aug 10 25.0 5.80 6.20 0.45 0 102
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1702 Aug 10 26.0 6.50 7.40 0.40 0 41
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 177 Aug 10 27.0 7.60 8.05 0.27 0 0
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 30 Aug 10 28.0 8.45 9.25 0.30 0 0
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 11 Aug 10 29.0 9.55 10.25 0.32 0 0
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1231 Aug 10 30.0 10.45 11.25 0.20 0 4
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 46 Aug 10 35.0 14.90 16.40 0.40 0 0
- Sep 10 [49 days to expiration]
6.30 6.75 -0.47 0 0 Sep 10 12.5 0.02 0.04 0.00 0 0
4.15 4.25 -0.30 0 0 Sep 10 15.0 0.11 0.13 0.02 1,109 1115
3.20 3.30 -0.30 0 0 Sep 10 16.0 0.18 0.20 0.03 0 118
2.36 2.41 -0.29 0 20 Sep 10 17.0 0.33 0.35 0.06 0 70
1.60 1.64 -0.23 30 80 Sep 10 18.0 0.58 0.61 0.12 20 79
1.00 1.02 -0.17 399 473 Sep 10 19.0 0.98 1.01 0.18 55 64
0.56 0.58 -0.10 9,005 8454 Sep 10 20.0 1.54 1.58 0.25 90 89
0.29 0.31 -0.04 329 5463 Sep 10 21.0 2.26 2.31 0.29 0 32
0.13 0.15 -0.02 0 172 Sep 10 22.0 3.10 3.20 0.35 0 0
0.06 0.08 0.00 0 21 Sep 10 23.0 4.00 4.10 0.33 0 20
0.02 0.04 0.00 0 0 Sep 10 24.0 5.00 5.10 0.35 0 0
0.01 0.03 0.00 0 0 Sep 10 25.0 5.95 6.05 0.35 0 0
- Nov 10 [112 days to expiration]
11.20 11.85 -0.43 0 0 Nov 10 7.5 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 14
8.80 9.25 -0.45 0 7 Nov 10 10.0 0.04 0.07 0.00 0 128
6.60 6.75 -0.32 0 0 Nov 10 12.5 0.12 0.14 0.00 0 189
5.05 5.35 -0.40 0 0 Nov 10 14.0 0.23 0.25 0.02 0 2035
4.35 4.45 -0.30 0 14 Nov 10 15.0 0.34 0.37 0.03 0 304
3.50 3.60 -0.30 0 27 Nov 10 16.0 0.51 0.54 0.05 72 278
2.75 2.80 -0.27 0 278 Nov 10 17.0 0.74 0.77 0.07 91 522
2.09 2.12 -0.23 25 629 Nov 10 18.0 1.07 1.10 0.12 11 309
1.52 1.54 -0.19 0 550 Nov 10 19.0 1.49 1.52 0.16 0 661
1.05 1.07 -0.14 83 2440 Nov 10 20.0 2.01 2.06 0.19 3 2553
0.69 0.72 -0.10 17 654 Nov 10 21.0 2.66 2.71 0.24 0 731
0.43 0.46 -0.06 105 1883 Nov 10 22.0 3.40 3.45 0.28 0 1679
0.26 0.28 -0.04 0 1252 Nov 10 23.0 4.20 4.30 0.30 0 56
0.14 0.17 -0.03 0 975 Nov 10 24.0 5.10 5.20 0.32 0 196
0.08 0.10 -0.01 1 386 Nov 10 25.0 6.00 6.15 0.32 0 279
0.04 0.06 -0.01 0 1726 Nov 10 26.0 7.00 7.10 0.35 0 63
0.01 0.05 0.00 0 141 Nov 10 27.0 7.95 8.05 0.30 0 20
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 137 Nov 10 28.0 8.95 9.05 0.35 0 0
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0 Nov 10 29.0 9.95 10.35 0.50 0 0
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 73 Nov 10 30.0 10.90 11.35 0.48 0 30
0.00 0.07 0.02 0 4 Nov 10 35.0 15.05 16.50 0.38 0 0
- Jan 11 [175 days to expiration]
14.65 17.95 -0.75 0 0 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.08 0.02 0 30
12.15 15.45 -0.78 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.01 0.08 0.01 0 55
10.40 11.85 -0.93 0 13 Jan 11 7.5 0.04 0.08 0.00 0 845
9.10 9.20 -0.35 0 89 Jan 11 10.0 0.11 0.15 0.00 0 1126
6.70 6.80 -0.35 0 19343 Jan 11 12.5 0.27 0.29 0.02 0 2315
5.20 5.50 -0.40 0 0 Jan 11 14.0 0.44 0.47 0.03 125 158
4.50 4.60 -0.30 0 77463 Jan 11 15.0 0.61 0.64 0.05 61 5651
3.75 3.85 -0.25 0 10 Jan 11 16.0 0.83 0.86 0.06 70 394
2.72 2.77 -0.24 15 673 Jan 11 17.5 1.29 1.33 0.10 0 3586
1.86 1.90 -0.20 55 2890 Jan 11 19.0 1.93 1.97 0.15 48 1256
1.40 1.43 -0.16 56 2640 Jan 11 20.0 2.46 2.51 0.18 22 1517
1.02 1.05 -0.12 45 12309 Jan 11 21.0 3.05 3.15 0.21 0 52
0.60 0.62 -0.09 13 3804 Jan 11 22.5 4.15 4.25 0.25 0 2785
0.33 0.35 -0.05 0 409 Jan 11 24.0 5.35 5.50 0.30 0 43
0.21 0.24 -0.03 0 5430 Jan 11 25.0 6.25 6.35 0.30 0 2321
0.01 0.04 -0.01 0 2940 Jan 11 30.0 11.05 11.15 0.35 0 296
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 125 Jan 11 35.0 16.00 16.15 0.35 0 162
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 97 Jan 11 40.0 21.00 21.15 0.35 0 97
- Feb 11 [203 days to expiration]
12.55 14.80 -0.95 0 0 Feb 11 5.0 0.01 0.05 0.01 0 0
11.20 11.80 -0.55 0 0 Feb 11 7.5 0.06 0.09 0.01 0 0
8.85 9.30 -0.42 0 0 Feb 11 10.0 0.15 0.18 0.02 0 182
6.75 6.90 -0.33 0 0 Feb 11 12.5 0.34 0.37 0.03 15 15
5.25 5.60 -0.40 0 0 Feb 11 14.0 0.54 0.57 0.04 45 97
4.65 4.75 -0.28 0 10 Feb 11 15.0 0.72 0.76 0.06 0 111
3.85 3.95 -0.30 0 13 Feb 11 16.0 0.96 1.00 0.06 0 1125
3.15 3.25 -0.27 0 0 Feb 11 17.0 1.26 1.30 0.09 0 382
2.54 2.61 -0.24 0 243 Feb 11 18.0 1.63 1.68 0.12 0 119
2.00 2.06 -0.20 0 81 Feb 11 19.0 2.08 2.12 0.13 0 154
1.54 1.58 -0.18 0 2485 Feb 11 20.0 2.60 2.66 0.17 0 1
1.15 1.18 -0.14 0 202 Feb 11 21.0 3.20 3.30 0.20 0 37
0.84 0.87 -0.12 0 198 Feb 11 22.0 3.85 4.00 0.22 0 0
0.59 0.62 -0.09 0 197 Feb 11 23.0 4.60 4.75 0.25 0 0
0.41 0.44 -0.06 0 226 Feb 11 24.0 5.45 5.55 0.28 0 0
0.27 0.31 -0.05 0 31 Feb 11 25.0 6.30 6.45 0.30 0 0
0.18 0.21 -0.04 0 40 Feb 11 26.0 7.15 7.60 0.40 0 102
0.01 0.06 -0.02 0 0 Feb 11 30.0 11.00 11.45 0.45 0 0
- Jan 12 [539 days to expiration]
14.35 18.70 -0.47 0 0 Jan 12 2.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0
14.05 14.20 -0.38 0 0 Jan 12 5.0 0.06 0.12 0.03 0 0
11.55 11.70 -0.35 0 0 Jan 12 7.5 0.22 0.28 0.02 0 0
9.20 9.35 -0.30 0 15 Jan 12 10.0 0.49 0.57 0.03 0 85
7.15 7.25 -0.30 0 21 Jan 12 12.5 0.99 1.06 0.06 0 7
5.35 5.45 -0.25 0 3703 Jan 12 15.0 1.71 1.77 0.09 10 508
3.80 3.95 -0.25 0 106 Jan 12 17.5 2.72 2.78 0.12 0 35
2.66 2.72 -0.20 2 5883 Jan 12 20.0 4.00 4.10 0.15 0 683
1.77 1.83 -0.18 0 180 Jan 12 22.5 5.60 5.70 0.17 0 189
1.13 1.19 -0.14 7 3474 Jan 12 25.0 7.45 7.60 0.25 0 1273
0.43 0.49 -0.06 13 2139 Jan 12 30.0 11.70 11.85 0.30 0 117
0.14 0.19 -0.03 0 15 Jan 12 35.0 16.40 16.50 0.33 0 0
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WMB: Chart
Industry Oil & Gas
Shares Outstanding 584.3 M
52 Wk Performance Price 17.1%
Dividend 0.50    2010/08/25
Today's High -- P/E 43.2
Today's Low -- EPS 0.45
Open -- Price to Book 12.8
Prev Close 19.14
52 Wk high 24.66 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 15.81 21 Day 18.97
Market Cap 11.4 B 50 Day 19.50
Yield 2.571 200 Day 21.06