TradingMarkets 7 Options You Need To Know For Today

Accenture
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beat
by 0.02but issued downside guidance. ACN closed at 29.68 and the Jan 25 calls (ACN
AE) closed at 4.80 – 5.10.. 

ACN’s Power
Rating
is 4.

Starbucks
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sales rose 22% in December. The stock closed at 31.61 and the Jan 1/2 calls (SQX
AF) closed at 1.70 – 1.85. 

SBUX’s Power
Rating
is 5.

IBM
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said it will take a $270 million charge in Q4 related to its pension
plans. The stock closed at 82.50 and the Jan 80 calls (IBM AP) closed at 2.15.
IBM
‘s

Power Rating
is
6.

Boeing
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said they had a record year, selling more than 1000 planes in 2005, almost four
times the prior year. BA closed at 70.33 and the Jan 70 calls (BA AN) closed at
1.20 -1.25. BA’s
Power Rating
is 5.

General Motors
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said sales in China rose over 35% in 2005. GM closed at 20.52; the
Jan 20s (GM AD) closed at 1.15 – 1.20.

GM’s Power
Rating
is 4.

There was some unusual call activity on
Maytag today

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. The stock closed at 18.78 and the Feb 20
calls (MYG BD) closed at 0.20 – 0.30.

MYG’s Power
Rating
is 5.

There was a lot of put volume in
Midway Games

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MWY |
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but the stock could bounce. The stock closed
at 17.69 and the Feb 17 1/2 calls (MWY BW) closed at 1.10 – 1.25.

MWY’s Power
Rating
is 9.