Put spread points to pessimism on financials ETF through Jan. 2012. Featured tickers: XLF & AA
Options Intelligence Report: Financials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) & Alcoa, Inc. (AA)
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Options Intelligence Report: SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) & Safeway, Inc. (SWY)
Options Intelligence Report for SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) and Safeway, Inc. (SWY)
Options Insider Radio Episode 58 – Live From OIC: TD Ameritrade
Live from OIC 2010 – Mark is joined by Chris Nagy, MD, TD Ameritrade. Mark and Chris discuss TD Ameritrade's plans for the options market, including the ongoing integration of the ThinkOrSwim options platform. Other discussion topics include: How does TD Ameritrade plan to differentiate itself from ThinkorSwim and continue to attract options traders going forward? Why do so many financial advisors continue to ignore the options market? How difficult is it to be a derivatives lobbyist in the current political climate
Volatility Trading Digest: Best Calendar Spread Scan
Direct from the Options Data Analysis and the Rankers & Scanners sections of IVolatility.com present the Best Calendar Spread based upon a differential between the implied volatility of the near term call compared to the implied volatility of the deferred month call.
Volatility Trading Digest: Bad News Bears
To find a week with a comparable litany of bad news we need to go all the way back to the week ending September 22, 2008, a week that included the Lehman Brothers Chapter 11 petition of Bankruptcy and then after reducing their credit lines, Bank of America announced it would buy Merrill Lynch.
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – TIVO, BMY, CVS, XLNX, ADSK, WAG, HOG
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 6/7
Options Intelligence Report: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA)
Bear With Butterfly Wings Targets Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Options Intelligence Report: Halliburton Co. (HAL) & Cintas Corp. (CTAS)
Options Intelligence Report for Halliburton Co. (HAL) and Cintas Corp. (CTAS)
Options Intelligence Report: Walgreen Co. (WAG) & CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS)
Options Intelligence Report for Walgreen Co. (WAG) and CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS)
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of activity in the futures market – Traders Turning a Cold Shoulder to the Coffee Market
The Very Merry Month of May, or Record Options Volume Posted
While regulators are still scratching their heads over May's volatile markets, at least one segment of the Street is reveling in it. In spite of, or perhaps due to the May 6 "Flash Crash," options trading volume set a new record in May.
Unusual Options Activity Review – CI, AET, WLP, HNT, MHP, JNJ, NSC, AKS, .VIX, XRT
Unusual options activity review for Friday, June 4, 2010