Markets closed down on Wall Street today:?Dow?-2.36%,S&P?-2.34%,?Nasdaq?-2.49%,?Oil?-4.60%,?Gold?+0.12%.

The VIX closed at 19.04, up 8.30%.

Stories

Simplifying Continuous Futures Charts,?Options for Newbies ? Happy Can?t Buy Moneyness,?Downside Sold on Starwood?(HOT),?FIA 2012: Perspectives on International Options Markets,?Puts Rolled on Nuance Communications?(NUAN),?Calls Closed on US Airways Group?(LCC),?Are Your Pairs Fighting Each Other?

Placing Some Bullish Chips on Qualcomm From Barron’s

What Wall Street Needs to Know About Elizabeth Warren From New York Times

With an Obama Victory, Wall Street Pivots to Plan B From New York Times

Traders Dump Bank Options in ?Epic Proportions? From Wall Street Journal

Flash-Crash, Mini-Correction… Repeat? From Minyanville