Broadcom Puts Soar; Stocks Finish Flat
Stocks ended slightly lower Tuesday as no clear winner had yet emerged in the
election. Internets and oil services were the day’s top sectors while
semiconductors were the weakest.
At the close, the VIX was down .29 to 26.74.
The OEX November 770 calls finished up 3/8 to 7 3/8.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Broadcom
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PowerRating) added to early losses and finished down 42 1/2 to 176
1/2 while the BRCM November 200 puts jumped 22 to 27 on quadruple average
volume.
JDS Uniphase
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PowerRating) fell 3 5/16 to 74 1/8 as networkers were under
pressure. The JDSU December 70 calls fell 2 7/8 to 10 1/4 on more than 8000
contracts.
AOL
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PowerRating) gained 1.75 to 57.61 while the AOL January 01 60 calls rose .70
to 4.30 on more than 24,000 contracts.
CheckFree Holdings
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PowerRating) rose 3 1/2 to 59 3/16 while the CKFR November
60 calls added 2 3/16 to 2 3/4 on heavier-than-average volume.