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Technology Stocks : 3Com Corporation (COMS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scrapps who wrote (13918)	2/12/1998 4:18:00 PM
From: lin huan chen	Respond to of 45548

- 3Com's options and stock trading has traders scratching their heads. Institutions began the session buying what were out-of-the-money call options in February and March. The stock price increased and some of the contracts are now at-the-money. A 3Com options trader at the Pacific Exchange opined that fiscal third-quarter earnings might be better than expected when results are reported in March. 3Com declined to comment on why its options and stocks were trading strongly. "We've had a lot of buyers of the February 35 and March 32 and 35s," the options trader said. The 3Com options trader said the implied volatilities of the contracts, particularly in March, have increased. Volatility is an indication of the likelihood the underlying stock will move in either direction. The stock is up 1 3/4 at 35 1/2 on heavy volume. Analysts noted that other networking stocks, like Cisco and particularly Cabletron Systems, are higher on the day. Some stock analysts were a little skeptical that earnings expectations could be driving trading because the company has been trying to reduce inventories at distributors since November.

To: Scrapps who wrote (13918)	2/12/1998 4:29:00 PM
From: Scott Lerner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

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