Focus Media Holding Ltd (FMCN) $24.00 -1.90%
Interesting implied volatilty spike in Focus Media (FMCN) today. Shares are drifting down 44 cents to $24.02 on typical volume of about 840K shares. Yet, options volume is 2X the daily average. 20,000 puts and 1,333 calls so far. The top trade is an Apr 20 – Jan 15 (1X2) put ratio spread, bought for a nickel, 2500X. At teh same time, Nov 21, 22, and 23 puts are actively traded and 30-day ATM implied volatility is up more than 40 percent to 45.5 and a big mover today. No news on the stock today. The company received a buyout offer of $27 per share from company founder, FountainVestors and a group of other invetors two months ago. However, it’s still not clear whether or not a transaction will be consummated. The stock saw volatility in November 2011 as well after Muddy Waters released negative research about the Chinese media company alleging misreprestation in the company’s financials.
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