The following table shows the expected stock-price move for U.S. companies about to release quarterly results, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Criteria are listed below the table.

REPORT        TICKER                       IMPLIED   AVG POST-
DATE  TIME    SYM       COMPANY          1-DAY MOVE  ERNS MOVE  RATIO
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03/14         GES      GUESS? INC             6.87     7.55     0.91
03/15 08:30   ROST*    ROSS STORES INC        3.40     1.66     2.05

* - Company in Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

     The screen used to build this table screened for U.S.
stocks with at least $200 million in market value, options
trading volume yesterday of 500 or more, total open interest
of 10,000 contracts, and share prices at $10 or higher.

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