Market Minute: Unique information ‘flows’ on active options, volatility spikes, and put/call chatter.
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posted by:Paul Foster on May 30, 2006, 7:20 am
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Engelhard EC (news,
chart,
quote) - EC option implied volatility extremely low prior to reports of BF
EC is expected to accept a $5 billion take over offer from German chemical conglomerate BASF-BF reports The Wall Street Journal. BF raised its hostile bid for EC by $1 to $39 on 5/22/06. EC overall option implied volatility of 10 indicated low price fluctuations.
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