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Albemarle Corp. (Symbol: ALB) announced the start of trading for new options expiring in December 2026 on [date]. A notable call contract with a $180.00 strike price has a current bid of $17.20, representing a potential gain of 52.25% if shares are called away from the current trading price of $129.52, which is approximately 39% below the strike price.
Investors selling this call could keep both their shares and the premium if the contract expires worthless, with a 57% chance of that occurring. If successful, this would yield an annualized return boost of 12.72% for the investor, based on the premium collected.
The implied volatility of the call contract is 62%, aligning with the actual trailing twelve-month volatility, also calculated at 62% based on recent trading data.
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