REPORT: Options Traders Lukewarm On Effects Of Facebook’s 1Q Earnings Call

Options traders are lukewarm about the potential impact of Facebook’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday afternoon, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal’s MoneyBeat blog.

Options traders are lukewarm about the potential impact of Facebook’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday afternoon, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal’s MoneyBeat blog.

MoneyBeat reported that implied volatility, which keys options pricing, generally rises on a consistent basis ahead of earnings reports, but the implied volatility of Facebook dropped for the fourth consecutive session Monday.

According to MoneyBeat, Facebook’s implied volatility fell to 47.44 Monday, which represents the implication of daily moves of 3 percent for the stock over the coming month, while the 57.77

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