TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

By | TradingMarkets.com | August 17, 2006 12:00 AM
Symbols: MDT, NOK, IRF

Here are 7 options for
option traders for Friday:




Medtronic ( MDT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) August and September
calls were active. The stock closed at 44.51 and the September  45 calls (MDT
II)
closed at 1.40 - 1.50.



International Rectifier ( IRF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) September
35 calls were active. The stock closed at 35.95 and the September 35 calls (IRF
IG) closed at
2.35 - 2.45.



Nokia ( NOK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) September 22 1/2 calls were
active. The stock closed at 21.29 and the September 22 1/2 calls (NAY IX) closed
at 0.25 - 0.30.



National Semiconductor ( NSM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had a high put/call
volume ratio. The stock closed at 23.70 and the September 25 puts (NSM
UE) closed at 2.05 - 2.15.



D.R. Horton ( DHI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also had a high
put/call volume ratio. The stock closed at 21.80 and the September 20 puts (DHI
UD)
closed at 0.45 - 0.50.



Carnival ( CCL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) broke to the upside. The
stock closed at 39.78 and the September 40 calls (CCL IH)
closed at 1.10 - 1.20.



Merck ( MRK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) broke to the downside. The
stock closed at 38.83 and the September 40 puts (MRK UH) closed at 1.95 - 2.00.



Brice Wightman



PowerRatings are courtesy of
PowerRatings.Net

Original publication: August 17, 2006

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