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    • Options Market Activity Fuels Microsoft - Yahoo Acquisition Rumors

      Posted by Jeff from Idealog.US

      Within days (of Google's deal with AOL), speculation was rampant that Microsoft, determined to keep itself in the game, had offered to buy Yahoo Inc. for $80 billion. If rumors were to be believed, the Microsoft bid a premium of more than 30% over the Web giant's current market value was rejected by Yahoo as too low. Now, Reuters reports that the options market for Yahoo shares is heating up as well: On Tuesday, a combined total of 103,673 Yahoo options traded in the U.S. options market -- dominated by more than 81,000 calls, more than its normal volume of 35,449 contracts, according to market research firm Track Data.

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