Traders taking to Vonage options in the early going on Thursday appear to be buying upside calls on the stock. The most traded contracts so far today are the Oct $4.0 strike calls, with around 500 lots purchased at a premium of $0.05 each. Traders also appear to have purchased around 300 of the Nov $4.0 strike calls for a premium of $0.15 apiece. Buyers of the Nov $4.0 strike calls may profit at expiration next month if shares in VG rally another 11% to exceed the breakeven price of $4.15 each. Shares in Vonage last traded above $4.15 in July of 2011.
CTXS – Citrix Systems, Inc. – Shares in cloud computing company, Citrix Systems, dropped 13% on Thursday morning to as low as $58.00 after the company yesterday announced preliminary third-quarter results, lowering its revenue guidance to a range of $710 to $712 million from a previous estimate of $730 to $740 million, and reducing net income expectations to a range of $0.39 to $0.40 a share from previous guidance of $0.41 to $0.42 a share. The release of disappointing preliminary results and the subsequent sharp drop in the price of the underlying sparked heavier than usual trading in CTXS options today.
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