Barron's Striking Price 12-08-2007
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Date updated:12-08-2007

This portfolio is made up of options trading ideas from Barron's "The Striking Price" column.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • XLF
    Financial Sel Spd
  • $14.70
  • -0.74%
  • $14.77

"Implied volatility on the Financial Select Sector SPDR (ticker: XLF) that expires in 12 months is at about 30%, just below its peak value of 35%. Citigroup's derivatives strategists like selling 12-month XLF puts to get long financials. After all, the pessimism toward the sector is near clinical."

People owning XLF also tend to own: AAPLEWZGLDQQQQRIOXMEIGW

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  • BSC
    Elements Bg Sm Cp
  • $10.29
  • -0.19%
  • $10.27

"Goldman Sachs' options strategists like the December 85 and 95 put spreads on Bear Stearns (BSC)."

People owning BSC also tend to own: AAPLDEERTSGROWLFCPBRARNA

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  • MER
    11.88
  • $11.78
  • 0.00
  • $11.78

"They also like buying Merrill Lynch (MER) and Citigroup (C) options in anticipation that continued subprime fallout may increase financial-sector volatility. That thinking likely propelled investors during the week who bought 50,000 March 26 XLF puts, while others bought about 10,000 December 30 puts."

People owning MER also tend to own: AIGALLAXPBACBRK-BCCOF

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  • C
    Citigroup Inc
  • $4.21
  • -1.64%
  • $4.29

"They also like buying Merrill Lynch (MER) and Citigroup (C) options in anticipation that continued subprime fallout may increase financial-sector volatility. That thinking likely propelled investors during the week who bought 50,000 March 26 XLF puts, while others bought about 10,000 December 30 puts."

People owning C also tend to own: ACEBACCBCOPCVXDISGS

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  • XLY
    Consumer Dis Ss S
  • $28.91
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

"A less obvious Fed trade is the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY). Goldman strategists Maria Grant and John Marshall recommend buying a January 34 put and January 35 call "strangle.""

People owning XLY also tend to own: AMDAMGCHSCSCODDDUKDWA

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