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- From: "john ogilvie" <john.ogilvie@canrem.com>
- Subject: ibm dividend -- specu
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.4136.20634@dosgate>
- Reply-To: "john ogilvie" <john.ogilvie@canrem.com>
- Organization: Canada Remote Systems
- Distribution: misc
- Date: 23 Jan 93 04:22:48 EST
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- JJ> The stock price has been hovering around 46 1/2 for the last few
- JJ> days, but IBM option prices and open volume are way up. Looks like
- JJ> a lot of people are "placing their bets."
-
- Yes, I bought both the Feb 50 calls and the Feb 45 puts. So, I'm
- looking for a move in either direction.
-
- JJ> 1) Will IBM cut its dividend? If so, by how much?
- JJ> 2) What effect will this action have on IBM share price?
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- I'm not sure on how much it will cut its dividend, but if the amount is
- less than street expectations, that will be favourable for the stock.
- The question is: Does anybody know what the street expectation is?
-
- If the dividend is really chopped, then your $40 price scenario will
- probably occur.
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