Markets closed up on Wall Street today:?Dow?+1.55%,S&P?+1.63%,?Nasdaq?+1.34%,?Oil +1.11%,?Gold?+2.04%.

The VIX closed at 14.05, down 11.08%.

Stories

Large Block of Puts Sold on the GLD,?A Long Put vs. Vertical Put Spread,Short-Term Calls Active on General Electric, Calls Active After Forest Oil Raises Guidance

Plenty Of October Options For Microsoft (MSFT) From iStock Analyst

Thursday Options Brief: PHM, GE & FST From Seeking Alpha

Emerging Stocks Gain for Sixth Day as Fed Extends Easing Steps From Bloomberg

Hot Option Plays: $40 Billion A Month From Daily Markets

4 Years After Lehman?s Demise, Regulators Debate Overhaul From New York Times

Bernanke Prompts Traders to Pump Up the Volume From Wall Street Journal

Economists React: ?Bold Shift? in Fed Policy From Wall Street Journal