In Daily Options Report - Posted 1 day ago

All rise as we continue on Page 617 of this Bloomberg article. Remember, these blog posts read right to left today. If ever there was an environment ...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 1 week ago

Don Fishback adds this comment on below.I'll toss a grenade into the debate. VOLATILITY IS THE WRONG THING TO LOOK AT! Not enough time to go into deta...

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In Commodity Trader - Posted 1 week ago

The United States Gasoline Fund LP (UGA) is an exchange traded security that is designed to track in percentage terms the movements of gasoline prices...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 1 week ago

How did those VIX numbers work in September?On September 15th, the VIX exploded about 20% and shot above 30. The SPY closed at 120.09.On September 17t...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 1 week ago

So if you are worried about derivatives and systemic risk and whatnot, guess what's one of the safest things to trade?Options.Yes, you'll never comple...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 2 weeks ago

So Goldman stock ran $5 in the last few minutes of trading yesterday. Clearly someone spread a rumor around. I demand an investigation. This toxic bre...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 2 weeks ago

So let's say you want to do something bearish, and are perplexed a bit by this maze of confusing new rules.What about a good old married put?A married...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 2 weeks ago

So my fears of a frozen options mart in financial options appear unfounded so far.The chart above shows daily volume in GS options over the past month...

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In Daily Options Report - Posted 2 weeks ago

Nothing good, as this documentary demonstrates.But seriously, if you're a financial blogger, David Merkel of Aleph Blog is organizing some resistance ...

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In Commodity Trader - Posted 2 weeks ago

If the US Government is to bail-out various financial institutions including insurance companies, buying their toxic assets, as part of the package; a...

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