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Options and Their Features
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Learn about the types of options, their advantages and disadvantages, and the components that make up every option.
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Learn about the types of options, their advantages and disadvantages, and the components that make up every option.
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Options BasicsTypes of Advanced Options
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Find out details about advanced types of options, and the pros and cons of each. Read More
Employee Stock OptionsWhat are Stock Option Plans?
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Learn the details behind what stock options plans are, the types of stock options out there, and how one goes about exercising stock options. Read More
Options Strategies"Buy Call" Option Investment Strategy
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Think that a stock is bullish and poised for a run but don't want commit to buy just yet? Read on to learn why buying a call option makes sense in this case. Read More
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"Bear Spread" Stock Option Investment Strategy
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Options Commentary from The New York Times
Mets Owners’ Witness Facing Scrutiny Again
Posted on: 6 February 2012 | 12:00 amJohn Maine is the sole expert witness for Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, as they battle accusations by the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff’s victims that they turned a blind eye.
An S.E.C. Settlement, Challenged, Is Approved
Posted on: 3 February 2012 | 12:00 amThe judge had said that Koss, a headphone maker, was benefitting from a vague and inadequate deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DEALBOOK; F.B.I. Looks Into Firm For Reverse Mergers
Posted on: 28 January 2012 | 12:00 amFederal Bureau of Investigation searches the offices of the New York Global Group; corporate advisory firm is known for helping bring Chinese companies public in the United States through reverse mergers, or buying the shell of defunct American firms that had been publicly listed.
DEALBOOK; Insiders Call For Oversight Of Futures
Posted on: 26 January 2012 | 12:00 amFutures executives, worried about government overreach, want to have a hand in greater industry oversight; they are spearheading efforts for new regulation as they try to heal the black eye left by MF Global and the disappearance of $1.2 billion in its customers' money; calls for a crackdown must contend with a legacy of a light regulatory touch. Photo
DEALBOOK; After a Legal Setback, Commodity Traders' Complaint Is to Be Heard by a Lower Court
Posted on: 23 January 2012 | 12:00 amWall Street's lawsuit directed at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new restrictions on speculative trading is dismissed by a federal appeals court; suit by Securities Industry and Financial Markets Assn and the International Swaps and Derivatives Assn will now move to a lower-level court; at issue is a rule which some consumer advocates blame for inflating commodities prices.
Probation for a Former Galleon Group Employee
Posted on: 21 January 2012 | 12:00 amDavid R. Slaine, a former Galleon Group employee who helped the authorities investigate the hedge fund’s co-founder, Raj Rajaratnam, was sentenced to probation for three years for securities fraud.
BusinessWeek Options Commentary
USDCAD: Outlook Remains Lower On Loss Of Upside Momentum.
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 2:55 pmUSDCAD: Our outlook on USDCAD points to the downside as the 0.9926 level is beckoning. A decisive break below there will call for a run at the 0.9890 level, its Oct 27’2011 high.
EURUSD: Bullish Momentum Remains Despite Price Hesitation.
Posted on: 5 February 2012 | 8:32 amEURUSD: Despite a marginal lower close due to price hesitation the past week, its broader upside outlook remains intact.
A Bullish 2012
Posted on: 2 February 2012 | 8:24 amThere are many reasons to be bullish in 2012 – the golden cross, momentum indicators are strong, internal indicators are showing strength, it is an election year and a better-than-expected January has just ended!
The January Barometer
Posted on: 2 February 2012 | 8:18 amThe January Barometer refers to the theory that the market's performance during the month of January sets the stock market's direction for the year! It is possible that the barometer will be right this year -- the stock market will show a net gain for the next 11 months, mostly because the U.S. is in a recovery driven by the natural cyclical forces of the economy – particularly with jobs increasing.
The Week Ahead in the Stock Market
Posted on: 29 January 2012 | 10:29 pmIn the week ahead the jobs report may be vital to the continued rally – a golden cross is looming! It is a hectic week of earnings news, economic reports and Fed testimony – also the European leader’s summit Monday, a possible Greek debt deal and Chinese manufacturing data Wednesday – all adding pressure to the market rally! Fund managers appear to be growing more bullish, but it is important to note that retail investors have yet to find their way back into this market.
GBPUSD:Further Strength Likely To Aim At 1.5770/95 Levels (Weekly Technical Strategist).
Posted on: 29 January 2012 | 4:08 pmGBPUSD: With a follow-through higher on the back of its previous week seen at the end of last week, GBP is now set to strength further into the new week. In such a case, the 1.5770 level, its Dec 21’2011 high will be targeted.
Schaeffer's Investment Research Options Commentary
General Motors Puts Beckon Front-Month Traders
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 2:29 pmPut players have been revved up over General Motors (GM - 25.75) today, as roughly 25,000 of these options have been exchanged so far, which is nearly double the equity's expected intraday volume...(Read More)
Negative Analyst Attention Boosts Joy Global Put Volume
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 1:39 pmJoy Global (JOY - 87.27) was slapped with a price-target cut to %2490 from %24100 -- as well as a downgrade to "hold" from "buy" -- at Jefferies this morning, which likely sparked a flurry of bearish options activity on the stock today...(Read More)
Investors Stock Up on Office Depot Calls
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 1:01 pmCall players have targeted Office Depot (ODP - 3.16) today, as more than 3,100 of these options have been traded so far, which is 10 times above the norm...(Read More)
Bullish Bettors Pounce on Ariba's February-Dated Calls
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 11:52 amAriba, Inc. (ARBA - 29.00) has been flooded with bullish options activity today, as more than 2,200 calls have changed hands, reflecting eight times the equity's expected intraday volume...(Read More)
Call Volume Climbs on RadioShack, Despite Dismal Technical Performance
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 11:15 amRadioShack (RSH - 7.51) was hit with a barrage of call activity yesterday, as approximately 13,000 of these options were exchanged, more than tripling the equity's average daily volume...(Read More)
Trina Solar's Call Volume Bolstered by Bulls
Posted on: 9 February 2012 | 10:30 amOptions players focused some bullish attention on China-based Trina Solar Limited (TSL - 9.57) on Wednesday, as roughly 14,000 calls changed hands, which was more than double the equity's average daily volume...(Read More)