Rambus Calls Rise; Stocks Mixed
Stocks finished mixed Wednesday as traders look toward Capitol Hill for
Greenspan’s testimony on Thursday. Leading sectors of the day included Internets
and broker/dealers while gold and silver was the weakest.
At the close, the VIX had increased .95 to 24.81.
The OEX February 740 calls ended down .40 to 5.00.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Rambus
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Rambus February 65 calls added 3/8 to 1 1/2 on more than 6000 contracts.
Microsoft
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PowerRating) gained 2 3/8 to 62 15/16 while the MSFT February 65
calls added 3/4 to 1 3/4 on more than 19,000 contracts.
Portal Software
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February 10 calls jumped 1 13/16 to 2 9/16 on quadruple average volume.
Q-Logic
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PowerRating) fell 15 3/16 to 82 1/2 while the QLGC February 85 puts
soared 6 to 10 on heavier-than-average volume.