If there are traders who doubt that 2013 and possibly 2014 are going to be a good year for LBO?s, I think a customer buying BX Jan 2015 calls would like to have a word with you.
Looking at Leveraged Buy-Outs via the Blackstone Group
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IB Options Brief: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Yahoo!, Inc. (YHOO) & Liberty Interactive Corp. (LINTA)
Gilead Calls In Play As Shares Hit Record Highs – Today?s Tickers: GILD, YHOO & LINTA
Two Buy-Writes in Morgan Stanley
MS has been one of the leaders in the financials, along with Goldman Sachs. Traders are betting that the rally may continue. MS was trading just over 24, with an IV of 27.75
Is Earnings Pop in AVP the Beginning of a Rally?
AVP, Avon Products, the door to door seller of makeup and skin care had a nice pop on earnings. It appears that customers think that a continued slow rally may occur.
Using Leverage to Get Leverage in GNC Holdings (GNC)
GNC Holdings, the purveyor of diet and nutritional supplements is trading 42.18 up about 4%. 30 day IV is 30.41, which is right at the lowest level we have seen in two years.
Office Depot Inc. (ODP) & OfficeMax Inc. (OMX) Merger Talks Spark Call Trading
Over the weekend ODP and OMX announced they were in merger talks. ODP was trading up about 17% up .85 to 5.45
Morning Futures Roundup
Will Gold Bring Silver Down?
Unusual Options Activity Review: ADM, FTR, AVGO, SKS, SFD, CIM, LAMR, UBS, .VIX, DIA
Unusual Options Activity Review for Friday, February 15, 2013
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – MSFT, NTI, BAC
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Friday, February 15, 2013
IB Options Brief: Symantec Corp. (SYMC), Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) & Alliance Data Systems, Inc. (ADS)
Symantec Corp. Calls Look For Shares To Extend Rally – Today?s Tickers: SYMC, ADS & FLO
Aggressive Risk Reversal in Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX)
Shares of Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX) are down 1.70 to 59.25. RAX recently tanked after earnings.