A roundup of activity in the futures market – Will Bulls' Sugar Rush Last?
Morning Futures Roundup
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Options Insider Radio Episode 66 – Live From OIC: ISE
Live From OIC – Mark is joined by Gary Katz, CEO, International Securities Exchange. Mark and Gary explore the reasons behind the recent drop in ISE's market share. They also analyze the evolving competitive landscape in the options market. Finally, they discuss Gary's ongoing crusade to purge dividend exploits from the options market.
Unusual Options Activity Review – BAC, NFLX, CQB, BX, MHS, ESRX, DUK, LRCX, .VIX, XLF
Unusual options activity review for Thursday, July 22, 2010
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C, ALU, BAC, QCOM, MSFT
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C, ALU, BAC, QCOM, MSFT
Options Intelligence Report: Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (CQB) & The Blackstone Group LP (BX)
Bulls Go Bananas For Chiquita Call Options – Featured Tickers: CQB & BX
Options Intelligence Report: Bank of America Corp. (BAC) & Safeway, Inc. (SWY)
Options Intelligence Report for Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and Safeway, Inc. (SWY)
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – CEPH, .VIX, BX, SWY, XRX
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 7/22
Banco Itau (ITUB) – Big Bet on Brazil Bank Reaching High
The company traded over 17,000 options Tuesday on total daily average option volume of just 2,502. The largest trades occurred in Dec accounting for ~ 16,000 options. The trades were a purchase of a Dec 21/24 call spread and a sale of the Dec 17.5 puts to fund it.
Options Intelligence Report: Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) & Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)
Bullish Options Strategies Abound At Eli Lilly & Co. – Featured Tickers: LLY & NFLX
Options Intelligence Report: Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) & United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
Options Intelligence Report for Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) and United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
** UPDATE: AAPL – Earnings Results Winner
A 20% one day return, right on the average. Since being naked short an AAPL straddle is pretty risky, let's close this one out right now. The trade wins to a 15.6% dip in vol and a nice $7.72 move up in stock price.
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of activity in the futures market – Aussie Awaits Stress Test, Inflation Data