So the company averages 107 contracts traded a day; of which 65 are calls. Here's where it gets fishy.
TAM S.A. (TAM) – Foul Play by Insider in Takeover?
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Options Intelligence Report: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) & Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)
Bulls Stockpile Calls On Las Vegas Sands As Shares Hit New 52-Week High – Featured Tickers: LVS & XOM
Options Intelligence Report: H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) & Hologic, Inc. (HOLX)
Options Intelligence Report for H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) and Hologic, Inc. (HOLX)
What did this Earnings Season mean in the Banks?
For the most part, the major indexes climbed a wall of positive earnings reports until last week. Lately, it does not take much to make things turn south and push everyone to the exits. With the VIX in the mid-20's this is understandable but I would like to see additional reasons.
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of morning activity in the futures market – Pessimism Not Slowing Copper Down
Unusual Options Activity Review – DYN, ORCL, SOLR, MRVL, CRM, LLL, DV, COCO, .SPX, .VIX, ITB
Unusual options activity review for Monday, August 16, 2010
A 20-Year Put: What's It Worth?
On August 4, Reuters reported that Warren Buffett could "get in a bind" over options because of new provisions in the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.Over the past few years, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B) has sold options for various worldwide stock indices worth billions of dollars without posting collateral. Does the Dodd-Frank bill now require the company to post collateral? Berkshire doesn't believe so
Stop Trading Without A Stop Loss
Hardly a week goes by that I don't get an invitation to sit in on a webinar to learn to trade without stops. The invitation comes with warnings of the unnecessary losses traders suffer by using stops. Friends, nothing could be further from the truth.
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – CVX, MSFT, ADM, DYN
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – CVX, MSFT, ADM, DYN
Options Intelligence Report: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) & DeVry, Inc. (DV)
Bulls Tune Into Netflix Options As Shares Hit New 52-Week High – Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) & DeVry, Inc. (DV)
Options Intelligence Report: iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index ETF (IYR) & Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)
Options Intelligence Report for iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index ETF (IYR) and Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – STRA, GIS, NTES, IP, VCLK, MDR, ED
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 8/16