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United States Steel Corp. X (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 60.97 Chg: +0.28 %Chg: +0.46% Open: --   Vol: 0
Bid: 60.91 Ask: 60.97 Size: 2 High: -- Low: -- Avg Vol: 16.7 M

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X is currently trading at 60.97
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade X 100     60.97 $3,049 60.97 200.0% -$6,097

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

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X: United States Steel Corp.

Industry Metals
Shares Outstanding 143.4 M
52 Wk Performance Price 233.8%
Dividend 0.20    2010/02/08
Today's High -- P/E --
Today's Low -- EPS -10.42
Open -- Price to Book 32.8
Prev Close 60.69
52 Wk high 66.45 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 16.66 21 Day 55.36
Market Cap 8.7 B 50 Day 54.62
Yield 0.33 200 Day 45.06

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- Mar 10 [3 days to expiration]
35.55 35.75 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 46
30.55 30.75 0.02 0 110 Mar 10 30.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 514
25.55 25.75 0.02 0 121 Mar 10 35.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3658
20.55 20.75 0.02 0 501 Mar 10 40.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 8740
18.55 18.75 0.02 0 445 Mar 10 42.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1738
17.55 17.75 0.02 0 278 Mar 10 43.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3638
16.55 16.75 0.02 0 275 Mar 10 44.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2301
15.55 15.75 0.02 0 1660 Mar 10 45.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 13872
14.65 14.75 0.05 0 1064 Mar 10 46.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 3634
13.65 13.75 0.05 0 1361 Mar 10 47.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 3002
12.65 12.75 0.05 0 2563 Mar 10 48.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 3662
11.65 11.75 0.05 0 3328 Mar 10 49.0 0.02 0.04 0.00 0 6852
10.65 10.75 0.05 0 13551 Mar 10 50.0 0.03 0.05 0.00 0 15340
5.75 5.85 0.05 0 11215 Mar 10 55.0 0.10 0.12 -0.01 0 14994
1.52 1.54 0.00 0 15865 Mar 10 60.0 0.88 0.89 0.00 0 10214
0.11 0.13 0.00 0 9364 Mar 10 65.0 4.40 4.50 -0.03 0 1331
0.01 0.03 0.00 0 7890 Mar 10 70.0 9.30 9.40 -0.05 0 729
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2514 Mar 10 75.0 14.30 14.40 0.00 0 402
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3100 Mar 10 80.0 19.25 19.40 -0.02 0 91
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1580 Mar 10 85.0 24.25 24.40 -0.02 0 4
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 11 Mar 10 90.0 29.25 29.45 0.00 0 14
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 95.0 34.25 34.45 0.00 0 0
- Apr 10 [31 days to expiration]
41.60 43.30 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 17.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 155
39.35 41.25 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 20.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 218
36.70 38.30 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 22.5 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 163
34.20 35.80 0.00 0 26 Apr 10 25.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1414
30.35 30.80 0.00 0 255 Apr 10 30.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1711
29.35 29.80 0.00 0 120 Apr 10 31.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 574
28.35 28.85 0.00 0 145 Apr 10 32.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 470
27.25 27.80 0.00 0 73 Apr 10 33.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 424
26.35 26.80 0.00 0 207 Apr 10 34.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 323
25.30 25.85 0.00 0 1534 Apr 10 35.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 2753
24.35 24.85 0.00 0 1453 Apr 10 36.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 1031
23.30 23.85 0.00 0 215 Apr 10 37.0 0.04 0.05 0.00 0 7893
22.30 22.85 0.00 0 326 Apr 10 38.0 0.04 0.05 0.00 0 691
21.40 21.85 0.00 0 641 Apr 10 39.0 0.05 0.06 0.00 0 778
20.55 20.90 0.00 0 1220 Apr 10 40.0 0.07 0.08 0.00 0 2770
19.60 19.90 0.00 0 493 Apr 10 41.0 0.09 0.12 0.00 0 1173
18.60 18.90 0.00 0 1559 Apr 10 42.0 0.12 0.14 0.00 0 2966
17.75 17.90 0.03 0 657 Apr 10 43.0 0.14 0.16 0.00 0 1933
16.80 16.95 0.05 0 3354 Apr 10 44.0 0.18 0.20 0.00 0 6175
15.85 15.95 0.02 0 1654 Apr 10 45.0 0.22 0.24 0.00 0 9217
14.90 15.00 0.05 0 4153 Apr 10 46.0 0.26 0.29 -0.01 0 1384
13.95 14.10 0.02 0 1792 Apr 10 47.0 0.32 0.35 -0.01 0 1307
13.05 13.15 0.05 0 2813 Apr 10 48.0 0.39 0.42 -0.01 0 3521
12.10 12.25 0.03 0 1459 Apr 10 49.0 0.48 0.50 0.00 0 1161
11.20 11.35 0.02 0 12867 Apr 10 50.0 0.57 0.60 0.00 0 15329
7.05 7.15 0.05 0 8887 Apr 10 55.0 1.40 1.43 -0.01 0 16183
3.75 3.85 0.00 0 28446 Apr 10 60.0 3.10 3.20 0.00 0 6255
1.71 1.72 0.00 0 22329 Apr 10 65.0 6.00 6.10 0.00 0 2720
0.65 0.68 0.00 0 7544 Apr 10 70.0 9.90 10.05 -0.02 0 513
0.21 0.24 0.00 0 17640 Apr 10 75.0 14.50 14.60 -0.02 0 442
0.06 0.07 0.00 0 1808 Apr 10 80.0 19.35 19.45 -0.02 0 1195
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 2312 Apr 10 85.0 24.30 24.40 -0.03 0 61
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 158 Apr 10 90.0 29.20 30.10 0.00 0 0
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 510 Apr 10 95.0 34.20 35.10 0.00 0 8
- Jul 10 [122 days to expiration]
37.90 38.35 0.00 0 56 Jul 10 22.5 0.03 0.06 0.00 0 174
35.50 35.90 0.00 0 61 Jul 10 25.0 0.06 0.09 0.00 0 233
30.60 31.00 0.00 0 129 Jul 10 30.0 0.17 0.20 0.00 0 481
26.05 26.20 0.05 0 82 Jul 10 35.0 0.40 0.43 0.00 0 1746
23.25 23.40 0.05 0 123 Jul 10 38.0 0.63 0.66 0.00 0 1259
22.35 22.50 0.05 0 157 Jul 10 39.0 0.72 0.74 0.00 0 632
21.45 21.60 0.05 0 258 Jul 10 40.0 0.82 0.85 0.00 0 971
20.60 20.70 0.05 0 45 Jul 10 41.0 0.93 0.96 0.00 0 431
19.70 19.80 0.02 0 1017 Jul 10 42.0 1.06 1.09 0.00 0 495
18.85 18.95 0.03 0 149 Jul 10 43.0 1.20 1.23 0.00 0 2514
18.00 18.10 0.02 0 320 Jul 10 44.0 1.35 1.38 0.00 0 358
17.20 17.30 0.08 0 335 Jul 10 45.0 1.51 1.55 0.00 0 1972
16.35 16.45 0.03 0 215 Jul 10 46.0 1.70 1.73 0.00 0 804
15.55 15.65 0.03 0 743 Jul 10 47.0 1.89 1.93 0.00 0 1071
14.80 14.90 0.05 0 1739 Jul 10 48.0 2.11 2.15 0.00 0 312
14.00 14.10 0.03 0 376 Jul 10 49.0 2.35 2.38 0.00 0 1493
13.25 13.35 0.00 0 4892 Jul 10 50.0 2.59 2.63 0.00 0 10938
9.85 9.95 0.00 0 5064 Jul 10 55.0 4.15 4.25 -0.03 0 1734
7.05 7.15 0.00 0 23358 Jul 10 60.0 6.35 6.45 0.00 0 4172
4.80 4.90 0.00 0 2895 Jul 10 65.0 9.10 9.20 -0.05 0 2869
3.20 3.25 0.02 0 1929 Jul 10 70.0 12.45 12.55 -0.05 0 1180
2.04 2.08 0.00 0 2158 Jul 10 75.0 16.30 16.40 -0.03 0 254
1.27 1.30 0.01 0 1276 Jul 10 80.0 20.50 20.65 -0.02 0 224
0.76 0.79 0.00 0 296 Jul 10 85.0 25.00 25.15 -0.02 0 72
0.45 0.48 0.00 0 848 Jul 10 90.0 29.65 29.90 0.00 0 231
0.26 0.29 0.00 0 223 Jul 10 95.0 34.45 35.85 0.00 0 34
- Oct 10 [213 days to expiration]
31.15 31.30 0.05 0 100 Oct 10 30.0 0.50 0.55 0.00 0 244
26.60 26.75 0.05 0 35 Oct 10 35.0 0.97 1.01 0.00 0 496
22.30 22.45 0.02 0 80 Oct 10 40.0 1.67 1.72 0.00 0 425
18.35 18.50 0.02 0 41 Oct 10 45.0 2.70 2.75 -0.01 0 675
15.45 15.60 0.02 0 146 Oct 10 49.0 3.80 3.85 0.00 0 540
14.80 14.90 0.03 0 373 Oct 10 50.0 4.10 4.20 0.00 0 1032
11.65 11.75 0.00 0 953 Oct 10 55.0 5.95 6.05 0.00 0 272
8.95 9.10 0.02 0 809 Oct 10 60.0 8.25 8.35 0.00 0 392
6.75 6.85 0.00 0 301 Oct 10 65.0 11.05 11.15 0.00 0 336
5.00 5.10 0.00 0 501 Oct 10 70.0 14.25 14.35 -0.05 0 113
3.60 3.70 0.00 0 657 Oct 10 75.0 17.85 18.00 -0.03 0 240
- Jan 11 [311 days to expiration]
54.40 56.10 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 3931
51.75 53.65 0.00 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 366
49.40 50.85 0.00 0 54 Jan 11 10.0 0.00 0.08 -0.01 0 443
46.25 48.70 0.00 0 92 Jan 11 12.5 0.06 0.11 0.00 0 685
44.40 45.85 0.00 0 124 Jan 11 15.0 0.10 0.15 0.00 0 1465
42.50 43.40 0.00 0 93 Jan 11 17.5 0.17 0.21 0.00 0 1906
40.00 41.00 0.00 0 254 Jan 11 20.0 0.25 0.29 0.00 0 4327
37.45 38.65 0.00 0 311 Jan 11 22.5 0.36 0.41 0.00 0 898
35.85 36.30 0.00 0 772 Jan 11 25.0 0.52 0.57 0.00 0 2256
31.45 31.70 0.00 0 3970 Jan 11 30.0 0.96 1.01 0.00 0 8875
27.20 27.40 0.02 0 4059 Jan 11 35.0 1.64 1.69 0.00 0 2339
23.20 23.35 0.00 0 2619 Jan 11 40.0 2.59 2.64 0.00 0 7900
19.50 19.65 0.05 0 3908 Jan 11 45.0 3.85 3.95 0.00 0 6715
16.20 16.35 0.05 0 36047 Jan 11 50.0 5.50 5.60 0.00 0 3142
13.20 13.35 0.02 0 2272 Jan 11 55.0 7.50 7.60 0.00 0 2355
10.65 10.80 0.03 0 1794 Jan 11 60.0 9.95 10.05 0.00 0 2167
8.50 8.60 0.00 0 5484 Jan 11 65.0 12.75 12.85 0.00 0 1542
6.65 6.80 0.03 0 5812 Jan 11 70.0 15.90 16.05 0.00 0 1610
5.25 5.30 0.00 0 1152 Jan 11 75.0 19.40 19.55 -0.03 0 271
4.00 4.10 0.00 0 1283 Jan 11 80.0 23.20 23.35 0.00 0 470
3.05 3.15 0.00 0 916 Jan 11 85.0 27.25 27.40 0.00 0 175
2.33 2.38 0.01 0 1238 Jan 11 90.0 31.50 31.65 0.00 0 246
1.75 1.81 0.00 0 1342 Jan 11 95.0 35.90 36.05 -0.05 0 99
1.32 1.37 0.00 0 922 Jan 11 100.0 40.50 40.60 -0.03 0 328
0.73 0.78 0.00 0 939 Jan 11 110.0 49.90 50.05 -0.05 0 265
0.41 0.45 0.00 0 3537 Jan 11 120.0 59.50 60.40 0.00 0 966
- Jan 12 [675 days to expiration]
40.05 41.65 0.00 0 38 Jan 12 20.0 0.88 0.98 0.00 0 2989
38.50 39.45 0.00 0 31 Jan 12 22.5 1.15 1.25 0.00 0 140
37.00 37.40 0.00 0 20 Jan 12 25.0 1.50 1.61 0.00 0 943
33.00 33.30 0.00 0 184 Jan 12 30.0 2.41 2.54 0.00 0 2690
25.80 26.20 0.00 0 248 Jan 12 40.0 5.05 5.25 0.00 0 450
19.75 20.15 0.00 0 874 Jan 12 50.0 8.85 9.00 0.00 0 524
14.85 15.15 0.02 0 576 Jan 12 60.0 13.75 13.95 0.00 0 321
12.75 13.10 0.00 0 191 Jan 12 65.0 16.55 16.85 0.00 0 96
10.90 11.25 0.00 0 140 Jan 12 70.0 19.70 19.95 0.00 0 103
9.30 9.60 0.00 0 117 Jan 12 75.0 23.05 23.35 0.00 0 92
7.95 8.20 0.00 0 137 Jan 12 80.0 26.60 26.90 0.00 0 42
6.70 7.00 0.00 0 55 Jan 12 85.0 30.35 30.65 0.00 0 70
5.65 5.95 0.00 0 135 Jan 12 90.0 34.30 34.65 0.00 0 1
4.80 5.05 0.00 0 161 Jan 12 95.0 38.40 38.75 0.00 0 2