The juice may be out of the puts, but that doesn’t stop the Vol Views gang from their mission.
Volatility Views 64: Missing the Fat, Juicy Puts of Yore
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Option Block 186: RIMM Time Spreads and SPY Dividends
How to avoid BAC’s dividend debacle; the many names of AAPL; RIMM earnings, and more.
Option Block 184: BNNY vs. FB vs. GRPN
Going Darkside on AAPL, another 0.0% day, will Friday prove to be the same?
Option Block 183: Bernanke Puts
Losing the QE3 love, post-Apple announcement malaise, Bernake puts, and more.
Volatility Views 62: Bad Money Managers
Stories of bad money managers abound in this week’s Volatility Views
Option Block 182: Setting Low Expectations for Employment
Uncle Ben rocks the market and anticipates high unemployment, Apple’s big Wednesday, big trades at OX and more.
Options Bootcamp Episode 7: Back to Basics
Bootcamp is back! Join Mark, Dan, and John as they get back to basics.
Volatility Views 61: A Short Straddle for Cowards
Volatility Views 61: A Short Straddle for CowardsClick here for this episodeVolatility Review: Vol review from the last few weeks. Short story: vol has marched downward to near-record lows.?? Volatility Viewpoint: This week, Mark and Don are joined by Dan Passarelli,...
Option Block 180: A Whimper Not A Scream
Trading Block: Finally a strong rally across the board. Vol and VIX rundown. CBOE announced at RMC Europe that they are hoping to trade VIX futures around the clock next year. Amazon announces new Kindle devices today, including Kindle Fire HD and new Kindle Fire for $159. Apple poised for a big announcement next week, looking for the new iPhone and perhaps the Mini-iPad. Ford on an upwind today, up about 3.5%. Odd Block: Calls active as BMC Software pops (BMC); large block of calls cold on Morgan Stanley (MS); a pre-earnings bullish bet initiated on retailer, Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (MW).Xpress: Sean Fitzgerald grabs the OX hot seat and discusses the day in trading. Happy customers over at OX, after several weeks of no volume. Trades in Ford, BAC, GLD and SPX. Strategy Block: Mike Tosaw is back with the Strategy Block, to discuss and share a story about money management. Around the Block: Non-farms on Friday, what will the response be? German constitutional court ruling next week. Apple product announcement next week.
Option Block 178: Apple: Cheap? Expensive? Cheap Expensive?
Trading Block: A slow Friday. Looking at the spread between VIX cash and the VIX futures. What is causing the build-up in premium? Looking at the November elections.Xpress Block: Sean Fitzgerald gets the OX hot seat today and discusses the lack of volume this last month and the interesting orders from today on Salesforce.com. The Fed and QE3. Strategy Block: Today's strategy block is hosted by Mark Sebastian, who, using Apple as an example, discusses the idea of cheap and inexpensive and how to use realized volatility when you trade.Around the Block: A slow week predicted before Labor Day. Keeping an eye on the employment report.
Volatility Views 60: Jackass Investing: Don't Do It. Profit From It.
Volatility Review: NASDAQ overview over the last month, since our last show. How low can the vol go? A buyer's opportunity. Volatility Viewpoint: Today's guest is Mike Dever, Founder and CEO of Brandywine Asset Management, and author of Jackass Investing: Don't Do It. Profit From It. He starts with his unique approach to volatility. Is it possible, given such broad correlation among asset classes, to be able to really diversify? The book says you can increase returns, while reducing risk at the same time. Is this preaching the wisdom of using derivatives? The "loser's concept." What does he say to readers who are concerned about the current state of regulation and oversight in options and derivatives? Crystal Ball: Looking ahead for the next month of NASDAQ vol and VIX.
Option Block 177: Moving 0.0%, or Wait and See
Trading Block: Today the market was literally unched across the board, sitting at 0.0, playing the "wait and see" game. Apple hitting new milestones, now the most, now the most valuable company on the planet. Corn rundown, quiet recently. Odd Block: Put Volume Spikes on Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), and options traders sell volatility on the VIX. Xpress Block: John Grigus takes the OX hot seat, and talks about what been going on at the OptionsXpress desk. A lot of people coming into Facebook after it dropped below $20 on Friday. Trading Groupon.Listener Mail: Low Vol, Month and Strike Selection, plus Alpha Indexes Around the Block: Dell earnings tomorrow after the close. Employment report on the 7th.