TradingMarkets 7 options you need to know for today

• July 28, 2006
• Brice Wightman

Here are 7 options for option
traders for Tuesday:

Medtronic
[MDT|MDT] August 52 1/2 calls were active. The
stock closed at 50.52 and the August 52 1/2 calls (MDT HX) closed at 0.45 – 0.50.

El Paso Corp.
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August 16 calls were active after a positive article in Barron’s.
The stock closed at 15.98 and the August 16 calls (EP HQ) closed at 0.45 – 0.55.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals
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The stock closed at 22.92 and the August 22 1/2 puts (UTU TX) closed at 0.70 –
0.85.

Panera Bread
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had higher put activity than call activity. The
stock closed at 52.31 and the August 50 puts (UPA TK) closed at 3.10 –
3.40.

Sherwin Williams
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also had higher put activity than call activity.
The stock closed at 50.60 and the August 50 puts (SHW TJ) closed at 0.85 –
1.00.

Loews
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broke out.
The stock closed at 37.06 and
the August 35 calls (LTR HG) closed at 2.25 – 2.45.

RadiSys
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broke to the downside.

The stock closed at 21.09 and the August 22 1/2 puts (MKU TX) closed at 1.45 –
1.80.

Brice Wightman

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