While we had previously suggested preparing for a more extensive pull back the market strength last week seems to have reduced the necessity for employing more hedging strategies.
Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy Ideas
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Volatility Trading Digest – 40 Years Later
On its 40th anniversary last Friday the listed options industry and the Options Clearing Corporation marked the occasion at the Options Industry Conference in Las Vegas by highlighting the first day volume on April 26, 1973 totaled 911 contracts. Compare that to last Friday’s volume of 15,181,128 contacts, forty years later.
Morning Futures Roundup
Sugar Prices Slump on Large Global Surplus
Unusual Options Activity Review: PBI, LVS, CLWR, FTR, ARO, CX, CERN, APL, .VIX, EFA
Unusual Options Activity Review for Friday, April 26, 2013
4/29 Pre-Market Movers
A snapshot of the names active in the pre-market for Monday, April 29
WSJ: CBOE Staff Knew of Problems
A Wall Street Journal story has reported that CBOE staff knew about the software issues hours ahead of Thursday’s outage.
2013 OIC Conference Coverage: Exchange Leaders Panel
Always a highlight of the Conference, here are notes from the Exchange Leaders Panel.
Option Block 238: Markets Have a Headache
They’re not billionaires because they’re stupid.
WSJ: Aftermath of CBOE’s Software Glitch
In the aftermath of CBOE’s Thursday software glitch, exchange executives and the SEC are trying to find answers.
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – NBG, AAPL, CLWR
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Friday, April 26, 2013
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update: NBG, AMZN, BIDU, CLWR, WMB, GT
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Friday, April 26, 2013
Calls Trade In PMT
Shares of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) are trading 24.50 up .72 today . PMT is trading at the upper end of the 52 Week Range.