Option Trading - Straddles - Delta Neutral Strategies

The great thing about a straddle is that it’s non-directional. This means that you can make money without forecasting market direction. In other words, it doesn’t matter whether the stock price goes up or down in the near future - you can still make money either way - as long as it moves somewhere. The idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:37:57

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Using Options to Define and Limit Risk (pfblogs.org)

Jack Walker submits:Here is a contrarian idea to consider in the financial sector using options to help define and limit the risk:Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) 24.19. a Greenwich, Connecticut based IB serves both ... services. It engages in order routing, executing and trade processing for equities, futures [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 12:59:13

Weekly Watchlist 01/12

Weekly Watchlist 01/12 Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 07:42AM by Option Addict | Loading.. ... to be day trading, don't forget Monday's pivot points: Mini Dow /YM R2 8835 R1 8682 PP 8597 S1 8444 ... continuation overnight in the index futures, look for the market to open up lower near trend support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:42:18

Oil prices surge on production cuts and promises of more

Those dreams of $1-a-gallon gasoline are fading fast ... from further declines. Near-term futures in New York jumped $4.46, or 10%, to $47.98 a barrel ... and from gas," he said. "I believe that we mustn't rule out any options." Defensive measures may include [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 02:14:29

Clean Coal: Wave of the Future or Empty Rhetoric?

Through rustic images of America and a call for technological ingenuity, "clean coal" ... , including many projects that have yet to begin. In order for coal to remain an energy option [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:04:50

Crude Slides Under $41 a Barrel

Crude Slides Under $41 a Barrel January 9th, 2009 Crude-oil futures fell, but recovered from below $40 a barrel, after the U.S. government reported nonfarm payrolls fell in December for the 12th straight month. Posted in Options | Comments Off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 03:01:05

TGIF!

What a disappointing week this has been. Of course we suspected as much when we didn’t make our very aggressive 9, ... but it’s unlikely to play out strongly today, on a quadruple-witching Friday, when options, futures, options on futures, and single stock futures all expire.  We can certainly expect a lot of volume [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:23:15

TGIF!

What a disappointing week this has been.Of course we suspected as much when we didn't make our very aggressive 9, ... but it's unlikely to play out strongly today, on a quadruple-witching Friday, when options, futures, options on futures, and single stock futures all expire. We can certainly expect a lot of volume today [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:21:00

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