Economics
AT&T’s Predicament Rattles Investors as FCC Vote Looms: Options
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Traders are bracing for losses in AT&T Inc. before an FCC decision that threatens to upend the way the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier does business.
Demand for options that protect against losses in shares of AT&T rose to the highest level in more than three years relative to bullish ones, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The number of AT&T shares sold short has climbed to the most since 2007 amid the company’s pending acquisition of DirecTV.