Rambus Calls Soar; Stocks Finish Mixed
Stocks finished mixed Friday following an October employment report that had
few surprises. Forest and paper products were the day’s top sector while
retailers and insurance were the weakest.
At the close, the VIX had decreased .27 to 26.34.
The OEX 780 calls ended down 5/8 to 3 1/4.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Rambus
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calls gained 6 3/16 to 8 on triple average volume.
Ahead of Monday’s earnings announcement, Cisco
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The Cisco November 55 calls added 7/8 to 4 5/8 on more than 8000 contracts.
Broadvision
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select Nets and B2Bs. The BVSN November 30 calls gained 1 5/8 to 6 1/4 on more
than 5000 contracts.
Extreme Networks
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PowerRating) jumped 6 1/2 to 94 13/16 while the EXTR November
90 calls added 3 5/8 to 12 5/8 on heavier-than-average volume.