What's the highest IV in the past? Why?

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Quote from arizonadreamer:

Not for the faint of heart, but LDK is scheduled to report after the close. I believe IV is over 200.

AZD
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Quote from OddTrader:

Put it this way: Do you think IV>200 is possible at any time?

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Pizza Boy was right. LDK's IV was over 200 at that time. And it revisited 225+ last November (see an annual chart of IV at IVolatility.com)
 
Dendreon Corp. (DNDN)

A biotech company that was facing a critical announcement back on April this year.

The IV was as high as 430% on the front month and back month options

The stock was trading around 5$ and you could sell the back month straddle for 6$ so you could profit even if the stock went to zero!

But as the old cliché goes... there are no free lunch,

The stock was trading around 20$ the day after the announcement

Just for the trivia guys...
 
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