Moody?s Corp. (MCO) is up .41 to 52.19. ?MCO is trading just at its 52-week high.
Today paper bought 3,900 MCO Jan 14 35 puts traded for 1.60. ?Average contract volume is 1,369 per day in the name.? Open interest was 37 prior to this trade. The puts look to be a straight buy for speculation or protection as the trade price was near the offer.? Implied volatility is flat on the day in January 2014 suggesting the order was crossed.?
30-day implied volatility is 26%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 24%.? 30-day implied volatility is trading just above the 10-day historical volatility.?
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