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Bearish bettors showed a rare interest in Finisar Corporation (FNSR – 22.65) yesterday, as roughly 3,600 puts changed hands, which was five times above the norm. Most active proved to be the March 23 strike, where over 2,500 of these puts were traded — more than half of them at the ask price, signaling buyer-driven [...]

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Bearish bettors showed a rare interest in Finisar Corporation (FNSR – 22.65) yesterday, as roughly 3,600 puts changed hands, which was five times above the norm. Most active proved to be the March 23 strike, where over 2,500 of these puts were traded — more than half of them at the ask price, signaling buyer-driven [...]

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Bearish bettors showed a rare interest in Finisar Corporation (FNSR – 22.65) yesterday, as roughly 3,600 puts changed hands, which was five times above the norm. Most active proved to be the March 23 strike, where over 2,500 of these puts were traded — more than half of them at the ask price, signaling buyer-driven [...]

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The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, released a plan for shutting down the government-backed mortgage finance corporations by gradually shrinking them and creating a new market for mortgage-backed securities. The two companies guarantee 75% of all new home mortgages in the U.S. Washington Post, The | 21 Feb. [...]

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Investors have shopped for Dollar Tree (DLTR – 88.79) calls today, as more than 2,600 of these options have changed hands so far, which is five times above the norm. Most popular has been the out-of-the-money March 92.50 strike, where at least 655 calls have crossed. This option currently holds open interest of just 224 [...]

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Investors have shopped for Dollar Tree (DLTR – 88.79) calls today, as more than 2,600 of these options have changed hands so far, which is five times above the norm. Most popular has been the out-of-the-money March 92.50 strike, where at least 655 calls have crossed. This option currently holds open interest of just 224 [...]

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Investors have shopped for Dollar Tree (DLTR – 88.79) calls today, as more than 2,600 of these options have changed hands so far, which is five times above the norm. Most popular has been the out-of-the-money March 92.50 strike, where at least 655 calls have crossed. This option currently holds open interest of just 224 [...]

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11:25 AM New York – Kraft Foods fourth quarter net surged 53.7% to $830 million and Medtronic third quarter net increased 12%. Macy’s fourth quarter net increased to $745 million. Home Depot fourth quarter net soared 32% to $774 million. Wal-Mart fourth quarter net decreased 14.7% to $5.16 billion. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc (DTG) [...]

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A $2 billion offering of Islamic bonds by Goldman Sachs is drawing strong interest from Saudi Arabian investors and will have no difficulty finding buyers in the Persian Gulf region, sources said. The sukuk offering has encountered criticism that it doesn’t fully comply with Islamic law. Reuters | 20 Feb. Article source: http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD4FFB645-7F15-4BF0-8006-1FC1ADA46607%26copyid%3D01C60788-840C-4A7C-B85B-CC1EB23493F0%26brief%3Dcfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D4FFB645-7F15-4BF0-8006-1FC1ADA46607

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Investors have shopped for Dollar Tree (DLTR – 88.79) calls today, as more than 2,600 of these options have changed hands so far, which is five times above the norm. Most popular has been the out-of-the-money March 92.50 strike, where at least 655 calls have crossed. This option currently holds open interest of just 224 [...]

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