Bear Stearns Companies Inc (BSC) $57.00 -8.04%
Bad news Bear? Shares of Bear Stearns remain under water after reports this morning rehashed concerns about a loss of counterparty confidence in the firm (see this morning?s comments for more. /color BSC). The most actives? The March 25 puts. gulp. Implied volatility is off the charts as investors seek some protection in put options on fear of more bad news to come. However, the stock is above $55.00 a share and, therefore, these puts are more than $30.00 out of the money. They have a mere eight days of life left and, understandably, are also seeing some selling on the view that a move below $25 a share between now and next Saturday seems somewhat unlikely.
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