Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc (AGO) $11.87 +1.63%
Assured Guaranty (AGO) is up 18 cents to $11.86 and a 10000-lot of Jan14 $8 puts is bought on the stock for $1.55 per contract. It’s opening, tied to 200K shares for $11.95 and possibly a longer-term hedge on the Bermudian, mortgage insurance company. Shares have been under pressure in recent months and have lost 37.5 percent since touching 52-week highs of more than $19 in mid-March.
Category: All Stocks, Insurance, Mid Cap Stocks
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