Options Trading News: A New Elections Option Trading Market?
Options Trading on Election Outcomes (CNN) The North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), a small trading exchange in Chicago, has recently asked federal regulators for permission to sell options that are tied to the outcome of various 2012 elections in the US – elections that include the US presidency and control of the US Senate and [...]
Options Trading News: Currency Options Traders Await the New Year
Currency Options Sink as Options Trading Investors Close the Books (Wall Street Journal) Currency option prices are sinking as investors and traders close out their books for the year. Moreover and a week ago, the currency market’s “fear” gauges were dropping – making options prices more volatile on lower trading volumes.
Options Trading News: The Gold Rout
Options Trading Players Cautiously Bullish on Gold (Businessweek Bloomberg) Gold received its biggest rout in three months and some analysts have warned of further declines but it appears that options trading players remain bullish to some extent.
Options Trading News: European Options Trading Slumps
US Options Trading Surges as European Options Trading Slumps (Financial News) There is a growing split between US and European equity derivatives trading according to November’s trading statistics. In fact, US options trading rose 10% year-over-year in November while European options trading sank by nearly one third. Specifically, Amex increased its share of the competitive [...]
Options Trading News: Bullish Betting on Banking Stocks
Banking ETFs Gain 11% and Options trading Investors Take Notice (Barron’s and Forbes) On Friday, financials powered higher thanks to renewed optimism over US employment data along with signs of progress with Europe’s debt crisis. In fact, the PowerShares KBW Bank ETF (KBWB) rose 3.4% on Friday and had its best week of gains since [...]
Options Trading News: Time to Sell Options on Retail Stocks
Goldman Sachs: Time for Options Trading Bets on Retail Stocks (Wall Street Journal) Goldman Sachs options trading strategists say that traders might be able to rake in yield by selling retail stock options ahead of the holidays as historically, retail stocks will tend to stage their sharpest moves during October and November when bets are [...]
Options Trading News: Research In Motion Buyout Rumors
Options Trading Investors Bet on a Research In Motion Buyout (Bloomberg) Options trading investors were placing bullish bets on Research In Motion after its shares plunged 67% to below book value – fueling rumor of a takeover. In fact, bullish bets on RIM are at their highest level since 2007.
Options Trading News: Going Bearish on Retailers
Options Trading Investors Make Bearish Bets on Retailers (Wall Street Journal) Options trading investors have grown more pessimistic about retail stocks this month. In fact, many are creating positions that will profit if the retail sector gets hit hard next week by retail sales data along with quarterly earnings retail industry leaders.
Options Trading News: MF Global’s Options Limbo
MF Global’s Options Trading Investors Gain Some Clarity (Wall Street Journal) Last Wednesday, the migration of MF Global Holdings shares to the over-the-counter market means that US options trading investors will have some clarity after not being able to trade tens of thousands of the distressed firm’s options. Specifically, MF Global’s stock began trading over [...]
Options Trading News: Traders Shocked by Netflix Plunge
Options Trading Investors in Shock Over the Decline of Netflix (Reuters) Many options trading investors had expected Netflix to fall after the company reported its third-quarter earnings but a fall of 35% came as a shock to many traders and investors alike. Specifically, Netflix shares fell from $118.84 to $77.24 by Tuesday afternoon.
