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Wall Street watches Lehman walk on thin ice
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Analysts who cover broker Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. are watching closely from the sidelines Monday, loath to add to market speculation that the firm may be the next major brokerage to falter.
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Options traders are making big bets that Lehman stock will drop an additional 24% by Thursday, when March options expire, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Traders also are betting that the shares will continue to plummet over the next month.