Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) $5.74 +13.87%
Sprint surges 80 cents to $5.84 this morning on reports Softbank might take a partial, or complete, stake in the company — Dow Jones. $6 calls on the phone company are seeing a flurry of activity in early action. Recent trades include a multi-exchange sweep of 1036 of the Oct 6 calls for 20 cents. The market was 18 to 20 cents. 5,945 now traded. The largest trade is a sweep of 5,011 Nov 6 calls for 42 cents when the market was 39 to 42 cents. 11,960 now traded. Total volume in Sprint through the first 5 minutes is 112 million shares, 45,000 calls, and about 10,000 puts.
Category: All Stocks, Large Cap Stocks, Mobile Telecommunications
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