IB Options Brief: iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) & PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)
IB Options Brief: iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) & PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)
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Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of morning activity in the futures market – Prices Fail to Stall Corn Demand
Unusual Options Activity Review – PHM, VMC, GCI, CPN, TXN, STX, DF, MAKO, .SPX, .VIX, IWM
Unusual Options Activity Review For Monday, February 7, 2011
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – XOM, IBM, C
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – XOM, IBM, C
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – CCME, XLF, BPOP, BAX, GCI, JWN, AEP
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 2/7/2011
IB Options Brief: Pride International Inc. (PDE) & Beckman Coulter (BEC)
Pride Deal Leaves Call Buyer Sitting On Healthy Gains – Featured Tickers: PDE & BCE
IB Options Brief: Danaher Corp. (DHR) & Popular Inc. (BPOP)
IB Options Brief: Danaher Corp. (DHR) & Popular Inc. (BPOP)
Is Implied Volatility Predictive? What about Skew?
Recently, I received an email asking me my thoughts on this question
Bullish Option Activity Alert: BAX
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) sees a large block of Calls purchased this morning with an investor reaching out to the August expiry and buying 17,600 of the 55 strike options at $.77.
Volatility Trading Digest — January Barometer Volatility Opportunities
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.
Volatility Trading Digest — January Barometer
Since the books are now closed for January it is time to update the January Barometer, sometimes also called the January Effect.
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of morning activity in the futures market – Is Punxsutawney Phil a Natural Gas Trader?