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US Stock Futures Soar as Economy Adds 243K Jobs; Unemployment Rate Slips to 8.3% - Forbes
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US Stock Futures Soar as Economy Adds 243K Jobs; Unemployment Rate Slips to 8.3% - Forbes
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US Stock Futures Soar as Economy Adds 243K Jobs; Unemployment Rate Slips to 8.3%
Forbes The market held its own on Thursday, and options activity followed suit. On the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), roughly 1.9 million calls changed hands, compared to 1.7 million puts. For the session, the CBOE put/call volume ratio arrived at … VIX - Options Volatility Sonar: Friday Recap |
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report - Bloomberg
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report
Bloomberg Enlarge image Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Daniel J. Groshong/Bloomberg Passengers sit on a Sands shuttle bus at the Cotai Ferry Pier in Macau, China. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) options traders are … Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Before Earnings Las Vegas Sands (LVS) February volatility flat at 48 into Q4 and Macau outlook |
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Call Players Show Up on Gilead Sciences Post-Earnings - Schaeffers Research
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Call Players Show Up on Gilead Sciences Post-Earnings
Schaeffers Research by Karee Venema (kvenema@sir-inc.com) 2/3/2012 2:45:52 PM Options players have turned up the volume on Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD - 54.24) post-earnings , with calls and puts flying off the shelves. Calls are proving to be the options of choice, … Gilead Sciences' CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Gilead Misses EPS Ests, Sales Up |
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Options Players Jump Into Gilead After Hep C Data, Ford And GM Burn Rubber On … - Forbes
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Options Players Jump Into Gilead After Hep C Data, Ford And GM Burn Rubber On …
Forbes Call options on the US automaker are flying off the shelves, with nearly five calls in play on the stock for each single put option traded. The single-largest transaction in Ford options appears to be a bull call spread that yields maximum possible … IB Options Brief: Masco Corp. (MAS) & Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) |
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Hot Option Plays: Pressure Rally - Daily Markets (blog)
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Hot Option Plays: Pressure Rally
Daily Markets (blog) Overall options volume is running at very high levels for a non-expiration Friday, with 6.7 million calls and 5.5 million puts changing hands by 12:30pm ET. Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), which reported earnings yesterday morning, is seeing high call … |
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings - Forbes
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings
Forbes BP – BP PLC – Far out-of-the-money call options on BP saw heavier-than-usual activity on Tuesday afternoon, with shares in the oil company trading up 1.3% at $44.70 as of 12:30 pm in New York. Fresh prints in March expiry calls may represent low-cost, … |
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Los Angeles Dodgers sign Todd Coffey - Call to the Pen
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Los Angeles Dodgers sign Todd Coffey
Call to the Pen The Dodgers will pay $1.3 million to him this season, and he has a club option for the 2013 season. While Todd Coffey is hardly the most overpowering pitcher (career 6.67 K/9), he had a 3.41 FIP last season in 59.2 innings of work and is a welcome, … Dodgers Think Coffey Is For Middle Relief |
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Options 101: How to Win Big on Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) with a Calendar Spread - Money Morning
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Options 101: How to Win Big on Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) with a Calendar Spread
Money Morning With Toll Brothers trading at $22.16 a share, you would BUY three long-term January 2013 call options with a slightly in-the-money strike price of $22, quoted at $3.40 per share. That means each call, which represents 100 shares of TOL stock, … |
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PepsiCo Sees a Spike in February-Dated Call Volume - Schaeffers Research
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PepsiCo Sees a Spike in February-Dated Call Volume - Schaeffers Research
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PepsiCo Sees a Spike in February-Dated Call Volume
Schaeffers Research by Terri Stridsberg 2/3/2012 1:50 PM Soda sultan PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP - 66.82) has been deluged with call activity today, as roughly 26000 of these options have changed hands so far, which is five times above the norm. At least 10197 calls crossed the … |
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Covered Call With Protection For InterOil - Seeking Alpha
Author: admin3 Feb
Covered Call With Protection For InterOil - Seeking Alpha
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Covered Call With Protection For InterOil
Seeking Alpha Using PowerOptions tool for calculating the Put-to-The call premium ratio which estimates the number of call writes needed to pay for put option insurance may be used for analysis, the following call premium ratio table aids in determining a position: … |
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Options 101: How to Win Big on Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) with a Calendar Spread - Money Morning
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Options 101: How to Win Big on Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) with a Calendar Spread
Money Morning With Toll Brothers trading at $22.16 a share, you would BUY three long-term January 2013 call options with a slightly in-the-money strike price of $22, quoted at $3.40 per share. That means each call, which represents 100 shares of TOL stock, … |
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report - Bloomberg
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report
Bloomberg Enlarge image Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Daniel J. Groshong/Bloomberg Passengers sit on a Sands shuttle bus at the Cotai Ferry Pier in Macau, China. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) options traders are … Las Vegas Sands (LVS) February volatility flat at 48 into Q4 and Macau outlook |
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings - Forbes
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings
Forbes BP – BP PLC – Far out-of-the-money call options on BP saw heavier-than-usual activity on Tuesday afternoon, with shares in the oil company trading up 1.3% at $44.70 as of 12:30 pm in New York. Fresh prints in March expiry calls may represent low-cost, … |
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Personal Finance: IRS Calls to Delinquent Taxpayers? - The Ledger
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Personal Finance: IRS Calls to Delinquent Taxpayers? - The Ledger
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Personal Finance: IRS Calls to Delinquent Taxpayers?
The Ledger Or at least making a call to discuss options if you're delinquent? It's an idea — and not one that some people who owe money for taxes might like to hear. The National Taxpayer Advocate, required by law to issue an annual report to Congress, … |
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report - Bloomberg
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report
Bloomberg Enlarge image Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Daniel J. Groshong/Bloomberg Passengers sit on a Sands shuttle bus at the Cotai Ferry Pier in Macau, China. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) options traders are … Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Before Earnings Las Vegas Sands (LVS) February volatility flat at 48 into Q4 and Macau outlook |
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Crude Options Volatility Rises as Futures Decline for Fourth Day - BusinessWeek
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Crude Options Volatility Rises as Futures Decline for Fourth Day
BusinessWeek March $90 puts, the second-most active options, gained 8 cents to 37 cents with 1589 lots trading. One contract covers 1000 barrels of crude. Calls accounted for 60 percent of electronic trading volume and were four of the seven most-active contracts. |
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CA, Inc. Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge - Seeking Alpha
Author: admin2 Feb
CA, Inc. Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge - Seeking Alpha
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CA, Inc. Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge
Seeking Alpha Using a call option to hedge against downward price risk is my favorite strategy. I have found I must be highly selective in the companies I choose. An average holding period is about three weeks, sometimes longer. CA Inc. (CA), together with its … |
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Hot Option Plays: Crude Slumps - Daily Markets
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Hot Option Plays: Crude Slumps
Daily Markets One large player in the options market seems to be anticipating additional gains for shares of the bank and bought a hefty block of call options on the stock. In midday trading Wednesday, 62500 April 8 calls were bought on Bank of America for 37 cents … |
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Covered Call With Protection For InterOil - Seeking Alpha
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Covered Call With Protection For InterOil
Seeking Alpha Using PowerOptions tool for calculating the Put-to-The call premium ratio which estimates the number of call writes needed to pay for put option insurance may be used for analysis, the following call premium ratio table aids in determining a position: … |
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Hot Option Plays: Are Commodities Toppy? - Daily Markets
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Hot Option Plays: Are Commodities Toppy?
Daily Markets Overall options volume is picking up from Monday's slow levels, with 4.9 million calls and 4.1 million puts changing hands by 12:30pm ET. US Steel (NYSE:X) is up $1.22 to $31.41 on turnover of more than 11 million shares after JP Morgan raised its … |
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings - Forbes
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings
Forbes BP – BP PLC – Far out-of-the-money call options on BP saw heavier-than-usual activity on Tuesday afternoon, with shares in the oil company trading up 1.3% at $44.70 as of 12:30 pm in New York. Fresh prints in March expiry calls may represent low-cost, … Best Buy Lures Put Traders Amid Sympathy Swoon |
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Why Call Option Assignments Aren’t That Bad - Minyanville.com
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Why Call Option Assignments Aren't That Bad
Minyanville.com By Jay Pestrichelli Feb 01, 2012 12:45 pm When you use collars, from time to time your short calls will get assigned and you will deliver your stock. Don't worry about it; things could be worse. Let's back up for a second and review what it means to be … |
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Traders Find Avon Products’ Calls to Be the Most Attractive Options - Schaeffers Research
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Traders Find Avon Products’ Calls to Be the Most Attractive Options - Schaeffers Research
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Traders Find Avon Products' Calls to Be the Most Attractive Options
Schaeffers Research At least 5549 of these calls have been traded at the out-of-the-money February 19 strike — most of them at the ask price, suggesting they were bought. This option currently holds peak call open interest of just 3793 contracts, making it safe to say … |
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report - Bloomberg
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Las Vegas Sands Call Options Are at Three-Year Low Before Quarterly Report
Bloomberg Enlarge image Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Las Vegas Sands Calls at Three-Year Low Daniel J. Groshong/Bloomberg Passengers sit on a Sands shuttle bus at the Cotai Ferry Pier in Macau, China. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) options traders are … Las Vegas Sands Calls Reach Three-Year Low Before Earnings Las Vegas Sands (LVS) February volatility flat at 48 into Q4 and Macau outlook |
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Why Call Option Assignments Aren’t That Bad - Minyanville.com
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Why Call Option Assignments Aren't That Bad
Minyanville.com By Jay Pestrichelli Feb 01, 2012 12:45 pm When you use collars, from time to time your short calls will get assigned and you will deliver your stock. Don't worry about it; things could be worse. Let's back up for a second and review what it means to be … |
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings - Forbes
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings
Forbes BP – BP PLC – Far out-of-the-money call options on BP saw heavier-than-usual activity on Tuesday afternoon, with shares in the oil company trading up 1.3% at $44.70 as of 12:30 pm in New York. Fresh prints in March expiry calls may represent low-cost, … Best Buy Lures Put Traders Amid Sympathy Swoon |
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Hot Option Plays: Crude Slumps - Daily Markets
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Hot Option Plays: Crude Slumps
Daily Markets One large player in the options market seems to be anticipating additional gains for shares of the bank and bought a hefty block of call options on the stock. In midday trading Wednesday, 62500 April 8 calls were bought on Bank of America for 37 cents … |
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Hot Option Plays: Are Commodities Toppy? - Daily Markets
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Hot Option Plays: Are Commodities Toppy?
Daily Markets Overall options volume is picking up from Monday's slow levels, with 4.9 million calls and 4.1 million puts changing hands by 12:30pm ET. US Steel (NYSE:X) is up $1.22 to $31.41 on turnover of more than 11 million shares after JP Morgan raised its … |
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Crude Options Volatility Rises as Futures Decline for Fourth Day - BusinessWeek
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Crude Options Volatility Rises as Futures Decline for Fourth Day
BusinessWeek March $90 puts, the second-most active options, gained 8 cents to 37 cents with 1589 lots trading. One contract covers 1000 barrels of crude. Calls accounted for 60 percent of electronic trading volume and were four of the seven most-active contracts. |
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CA, Inc. Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge - Seeking Alpha
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CA, Inc. Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge
Seeking Alpha Using a call option to hedge against downward price risk is my favorite strategy. I have found I must be highly selective in the companies I choose. An average holding period is about three weeks, sometimes longer. CA Inc. (CA), together with its … |
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IB Options Brief: Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (COCO), Impax Laboratories, Inc … - The Options Insider
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IB Options Brief: Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (COCO), Impax Laboratories, Inc …
The Options Insider Options traders positioning for shares in Corinthian Colleges to extend gains in the near term purchased more than 2800 calls at the Feb. $4.0 strike for an average premium of $0.27 apiece. Investors long the calls may profit at February expiration in … |
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Covered Call With Protection For InterOil - Seeking Alpha
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Covered Call With Protection For InterOil
Seeking Alpha Using PowerOptions tool for calculating the Put-to-The call premium ratio which estimates the number of call writes needed to pay for put option insurance may be used for analysis, the following call premium ratio table aids in determining a position: … |
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Traders Find Avon Products’ Calls to Be the Most Attractive Options
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Traders Find Avon Products’ Calls to Be the Most Attractive Options
Bullish investors have pounced on Avon Products (AVP - 18.18) today, as approximately 13,000 calls have changed hands so far, reflecting four times the equity’s average daily volume. At least 5,549 of these calls have been traded at the out-of-the-money
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Puts? Calls? Options don’t have to be baffling for investors
I nvestors fed up with the stock market’s volatility are starting to consider their options, literally. Options, financial instruments used by investors to manage risk but also to speculate, are moving from the trading room to the living room.
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Stronger-Than-Anticipated Revenue Bolsters U.S. Steel Call Volume
Bullish options players showed a fondness for U.S. Steel (X - 31.05) on Tuesday, after the company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and predicted significantly better current-quarter results. As a result, roughly 60,000 calls changed
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Wednesday Options Brief: LVS, S & PG
LVS – Las Vegas Sands Corp. – Weekly call options on the casino operator continue to see heavy action as shares in Las Vegas Sands extend their sharp run to the upside. The stock is up more than 12.0% year-to-date and some options traders
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings - Forbes
Author: admin1 Feb
Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings - Forbes
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Blazing Speculation On RadioShack Rebound, Options Active In BP Before Earnings
Forbes BP – BP PLC – Far out-of-the-money call options on BP saw heavier-than-usual activity on Tuesday afternoon, with shares in the oil company trading up 1.3% at $44.70 as of 12:30 pm in New York. Fresh prints in March expiry calls may represent low-cost, … Best Buy Lures Put Traders Amid Sympathy Swoon |
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Puts? Calls? Options don’t have to be baffling for investors - USA TODAY
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Puts? Calls? Options don't have to be baffling for investors
USA TODAY Yet, options at the basic level are pretty simple. There are just two main types: puts and calls. Put options give the owners the right to sell a stock at a preset price, while call options give owners the right to buy a stock at a predetermined price. |
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Xilinx Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge - Seeking Alpha
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Xilinx Dividend Capture With A Call Option Hedge
Seeking Alpha I research the different call options and calculate the expected probabilities based on Beta, Bid, Offer, Volume traded the current day, open interest, and time value / implied volatility. The options offer some level of protection from possible down … |
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Call Volume Picks Up on UPS Post-Earnings - Schaeffers Research
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Call Volume Picks Up on UPS Post-Earnings
Schaeffers Research Looking forward, UPS is calling for full-year earnings to range between $4.75 and $5.00 per share, representing a 9% to 15% year-over-year increase. By comparison, analysts are calling for a full-year profit of $4.80 per share. Option activity is heavy … Using Options For Protected UPS Investment |
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Bulls Bet On Office Depot, Pfizer Options In Play Before Earnings - Forbes
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Bulls Bet On Office Depot, Pfizer Options In Play Before Earnings
Forbes Call sellers walk away with the full amount of premium in hand as long as shares in Pfizer settle below $21.00 at the end of the week. Call selling can be risky, particularly if sellers are naked short the call options and shares in Pfizer rally rather … Front-Month Call Volume Soars on Office Depot |
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Hot Option Plays: Market Drifts Lower – EU In Focus - Daily Markets
Author: admin30 Jan
Hot Option Plays: Market Drifts Lower – EU In Focus - Daily Markets
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Hot Option Plays: Market Drifts Lower – EU In Focus
Daily Markets Overall options volume is running about the typical levels, with 3.7 million calls and 3.6 million puts changing hands by 12:30pm ET. RenRen (RENN), a Chinese Internet company, is seeing relative strength and high volume. RENN is up 75 cents to $6 on … |
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Puts? Calls? Options don’t have to be baffling for investors - USA TODAY
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Puts? Calls? Options don't have to be baffling for investors
USA TODAY Yet, options at the basic level are pretty simple. There are just two main types: puts and calls. Put options give the owners the right to sell a stock at a preset price, while call options give owners the right to buy a stock at a predetermined price. |
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Increasing Your Gain Potential With Long-Term Calls - Seeking Alpha
Author: admin30 Jan
Increasing Your Gain Potential With Long-Term Calls - Seeking Alpha
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Increasing Your Gain Potential With Long-Term Calls
Seeking Alpha Investors with strong convictions that a company is undervalued may wish to consider investing in a type of long-term call option series called LEAPS®, or Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities. LEAPS® are long-term stock (or index) options that … |
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Bank of America Surges on Strong 4Q Earnings; Call Options In Focus - Forbes
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Bank of America Surges on Strong 4Q Earnings; Call Options In Focus
Forbes Call options, or bets that the stock will rise, were popular among speculative investors heading into BAC's quarterly report. On Wednesday, call volume came in at 177758 contracts, versus put volume of 151935 contracts. The result was a single-session … |
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Delta Air Said to Study US Airways Bid in Review of M&A Options - BusinessWeek
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Delta Air Said to Study US Airways Bid in Review of M&A Options
BusinessWeek Millstein & Co., Barclays Plc and the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP have been hired to help Tempe, Arizona-based US Airways evaluate AMR options, Parker told analysts and investors on a Jan. 25 earnings conference call. “We can now decide whether … |
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