Great instruction on how to blow a hedge
Option Block 331: Maximizing Your IRA
Expiration questions plague customers at OX
Option Block 325: SPX vs. SPY vs. Steven Seagal
Fulminating. Buying dip guarantee. Steven Seagal. Enough said?
Option Block 317: The Old Goldman Bait and Switch
Alex prognosticates. Andrew is surprised. Mike is late.
Option Block 315: The Great Iron Fly Vs. Condor Debate
The condor is an iron butterfly for cowards.
Option Block 306: Crazy Biotech Action
Something was in the air for biotech volatility & trading yesterday.
Option Block 231: April Fool Joke from Tesla?
Is Tesla going to post a profit next quarter, or is just an elaborate April Fool’s joke?
Option Block 220: Who Needs Annuities When You Can Sell Puts on GOOG?
The art of betting the farm, plus an interview guest talks about ag futures & options.
Option Block 219: Trading Options to Infinity and Beyond
The gang goes to infinity and beyond to bring you the latest in options education, content, and comedy.
Option Block 217: Now What Are We Going to Watch?
With the drama of the debt ceiling discussion and non-farms over, what’s there to watch now?
The Option Block
This high-octane program features education, analysis, strategies and unusual activity.
Option Block 127: Predicting Facebook’s First Day Closing Price
Trading Block: Apple is back to the races following the Nortel patent news — up 10% post earnings and vol popping to the upside. Groupon down 14% – AGAIN. Cisco earnings were decent, but is the worst over? CBOE announces record volume numbers – stock shrugs in response. Activision out after the bell – now trading close to $13. LinkedIn after the bell as well. Tis the season to trading earnings long premium. Odd Block: Unusual activity in IROBOT, (IRBT) AMDOCS LTD – (DOX), and a RENN review from Jan 30. Xpress Block: Jon Grigus talks Facebook, its upcoming IPO, and poses the question "What will Facebook's closing price be on the first day of trading?" LISTENER QUESTION If a brokerage says the fee for option assignment is $20, is that per share, per contract (100 shares) or per order? So if I have 10 contracts of 100 shares each, do I pay 2000, 200, or 20 assuming they are all assigned? Around the Block: Upcoming earnings: GM 2/16 – Marriott 2/15 – NVDA 2/15 – TSLA 2/15. A final rundown of the earnings that came out today.