Options Update for Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
Options Update: Volatility Index S&P 500 Options (VIX) & Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Options Update for Volatility Index S&P 500 Options (VIX) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Options Update: General Electric (GE) & Research in Motion (RIMM)
Options Update for General Electric (GE) and Research in Motion (RIMM)
Is a VIX ETF a Good Idea?
There have been calls for a volatility ETF based on the popular CBOE VIX. However, there are serious questions about how such a product would work and whether it is even a good idea in the first place…
Options Update: OptionXpress (OXPS), ThinkorSwim (SWIM) & Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
Options Update for OptionXpress (OXPS), ThinkorSwim (SWIM) & Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
Top Ten Most Active Options & Strikes
The top ten most active options and strikes for 9/19/2008. Includes PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ), SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), MetLife (MET), Financial Select Sector (XLF) and IShares MSCI E.M.I.F. (EEM).
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes
The top ten most active equity options and strikes for 9/19/2008. Includes Microsoft (MSFT), Wells Fargo (WFC), Morgan Stanley (MS), Genentech (DNA), Citigroup (C), WellPoint Inc. (WLP), Washington Mutual (WM) and Merck & Co (MRK).
Options Update: UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID) & Kodak (EK)
Options Update for UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID) and Kodak (EK)
Options Update: Financial Select Sector (XLF) & UltraShort S&P 500 ProShares (SDS)
Options Update: Financial Select Sector (XLF) & UltraShort S&P 500 ProShares (SDS)
A Crazy Week For The Options Market
So far it's been quite a week to say the least. And there's still 1 more day to go! Implied volatility is through the roof and quadruple witching hour is upon us. At the same time, the SEC is making drastic changes to the short selling rules while the options market is setting new trading records. Hold on to your hats! It's going to be a bumpy ride…
Top Ten Most Active Index Options & Strikes
The top ten most active index options and strikes for 9/18/2008. Includes PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ), Financial Select Sector (XLF) and SPDR S&P 500 (SPY).
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes
The top ten most active equity options and strikes for 9/18/2008. Includes NRG Energy (NRG), EMC Corporation (EMC), Washington Mutual (WM), General Motors (GM), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), Mirant Corporation (MIR) and Joseph A Banks Clothiers (JOSB).
