Barron's: Top Options Plays
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Date updated:07-28-2007

From Barron's 7-30-07:

"At Goldman Sachs, equity strategist David Kostin advised clients in a morning note that stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index with the highest hedge-fund ownership concentration have outpaced the index during six of seven months following a stock market decline.

Options can be used as a surrogate for buying the stocks, which further reduces the risk of owning equities at a time when the market may snap lower.

Investors interested in owning the shares because they think the hedge fund traders have identified stocks with good prospects might want to consider establishing positions by selling puts, or even buying long-dated calls."

The stock list includes:

symbol name last price % change open
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  • SHLD
    Sears Holdings Co
  • $42.54
  • +2.95%
  • $41.77

No Analysis added

People owning SHLD also tend to own: AAALLAPCBABACCCAT

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  • LSI
    Lsi Corporation
  • $3.86
  • +18.04%
  • $3.36

No Analysis added

People owning LSI also tend to own: FRZPKGDWOG.PKILAIPIIPFERAE

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • AZO
    Autozone Inc
  • $139.20
  • +1.07%
  • $137.73

No Analysis added

People owning AZO also tend to own: ANCCCUHDSHLDAESAMT

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • WEN
    Wendys/arby's Grp
  • $4.92
  • +4.90%
  • $4.73

No Analysis added

People owning WEN also tend to own: BKCCASAHNZLSSMCDOSIPZZI

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • GT
    Goodyear Tire Rub
  • $7.51
  • +7.75%
  • $7.19

No Analysis added

People owning GT also tend to own: CELGIACIRADSTXNVARBRLERES

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • AN
    Autonation Inc
  • $11.00
  • +0.92%
  • $11.00

No Analysis added

People owning AN also tend to own: BEAVUAGCAKEFHZORLGS

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • FIS
    Fidelity Nat Inf
  • $17.42
  • +1.57%
  • $17.37

No Analysis added

People owning FIS also tend to own: ABFSBGERJHMCMWVPBRRMBS

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • ESRX
    Express Scripts
  • $57.33
  • +0.37%
  • $57.73

No Analysis added

People owning ESRX also tend to own: AKAMBROCOGTCOHCPRTCTSHDNA

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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