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Sigma Designs (SIGM) $10.99 -1.26%

Options on semiconductor firm Sigma Designs are trading 4x their normal pace and dominated by bullish call flow with buyers in upside April 15 and Feb 12.5 calls. Shares are off 1.3% to 10.98 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:36:42

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Will There Be an Energy Credit Market? [Poll at Bottom]

An article in the CleanTech newsletter states that "India plans to create the world's first market for trading credits for energy savings ... we do have that option. Bill Melendez is the Founder and Inventor of HEMS Technology [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 17:38:54

Intrade’s Chad Rigetti Talks Predictive Markets, Political Polls, and Xanax

“A friend of mine from the States sent me an email the other day,” says Chad Rigetti, VP of Business Development for Intrade, ... majority of the contracts we list on our platform are binary options whose price ranges from $0-$10 ... , so a contract trading for $8 out of 10 is phrased as having [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 20:13:17

About

I go by the moniker Complacent Panda. I discuss topics, largely, in the economics field, with some tangents into politics, art, philosophy, ... the skills necessary for trading in the stock market, the forex market, or on the options exchange ... for future interest in investments, and was in first place for total profits. While the .com bubble [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:02:00

Four at Four: A Two-Day Rally? Surely You Jest.

More than a couple of new investors would be forgiven if they were unfamiliar with the concept of a two-day rally ... in trading Friday, those who were positioned bearishly could reap some profits. Options action ... will indeed go up again, even if it isn’t when they would like. Google Options activity was skewed [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 11:37:00

Oil dip

Crude oil prices have fallen to about $67 a barrel from their record summer highs of about $146, as concerns of slowing economies filter into the commodities market. But, even with that drop ... are looking at WTI crude oil options -- where the number of implied vol for OTM puts is trading at much [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 06:57:01

Satyam kicked out from Futures and Options

Members are advised to note that due to the recent developments in M/s ... , no futures and options contracts will be available in the underlying SATYAMCOMP for trading from January 30 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:53:00

A personal letter from Satan to Henry Paulson

January 6, 2009 — Stefan Fobes A Personal Letter from Satan to Henry Paulson3.31 ... of all financial instruments and assets at the close of the trading day, as is currently done with commodities futures and stock options the banning of “off balance sheet” accounting the banning of offshore [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:38:26

Mastering the Trade (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge) (Hardcover)

by John F ... , options, ETFs, emini futures, 30 year bonds, Forex currency markets, and more Seven key internals [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 09:53:00

$75 Billion Needlessly Lost in Hasty Lehman Bankruptcy Filing?

There is a piece I regard as truly odd in the Wall Street Journal tonight ... was not a viable option for a securities firm failure (at least a large one with extensive trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:11:28

Weekly Watchlist 12/22

Weekly Watchlist 12/22 Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 09:20AM by Registered Commenter Option Addict | Comments Loading... Prepare to put things into cruise control this week. Holiday trading is not known for its speed or excitement. However, it should be known that index futures are trading slightly higher [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:20:41

Free Stuff for Stock Traders

You may think that resources for stock market traders are expensive ... Store icon, then the Search icon, type in 'Stock', and click Search. Free Trading Magazine A free subscription to SFO Magazine is available, which covers stocks, futures, options, forex and ETF's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 04:20:25

Free Stuff for Stock Traders

Date: 2008-10-02 07:16:35

The D Stands for December

As expected, Plaxico Burress’s sweatpants have seen more action this off-season than the D-backs front office ... million contract will keep Snyder a D-back for 3 years, with a 4th year team option. This seems ... Schoeneweis - Also received cash, as that is a pre-requisite when trading with a New York team. Although [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:49:12

Market Barometers for Tuesday

You are currently logged out. Sign up for a FREE membership to read all articles filed under Daily Observations, ... . Treat yourself to a PREMIUM membership to access our Model Portfolios, Trading Ideas, Weekly Podcasts and Member Q&amp;A. Additional benefits of PREMIUM membership includes the option to upgrade [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:02:40

EBS - Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

Date: 2009-01-09 20:25:12

Will Mary Schapiro Lead a Merger of the SEC and CFTC?

With startling revelations (yesterday and today) ... , with the CFTC, created in 1974 to regulate commodities futures and options markets. Schapiro’s service ... might be her stint as the chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission during the Clinton [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:15:49

Satellite Portfolio Allocation for January 12

Date: 2009-01-11 23:10:50

Shippers Get an End-of-Year Bounce

DryShips Amid scarce trading, shipping stocks are finding buyers on the last day of the year ... strategist at Flyonthewall.com. “It’s a trading play they’re anticipating here.” Shares of Dryships ... get that January bounce,” says William Lefkowitz, chief options strategist at vFinance Investments [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:51:47

Shippers Get an End-of-Year Bounce

Date: 2008-12-31 19:20:00

Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion

Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion December 7th, ... platform where traders can deal in stocks, options, futures, commodities and corporate bonds across two ... in an advance release of its Monday edition. Trading would based in New York, while derivatives would remain [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 20:51:02

The Death of Ethanol: One Thing Wall Street Saw Coming

Once upon a time, ethanol was seen as the future of clean energy and as leading the U.S. to energy independence ... to evaluate its options. And the company isn’t alone; the entire ethanol sector is getting ... is an understatement; all are trading under their offering prices and were doing so even before the credit crunch [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 10:48:00

Four at Four: Sell on Jan. 2 and Go Away?

For those who hinge their outlook on the year on its first few trading days, ... of Voorhees, NJ-based Ameriway Financial Services. VIX The trend in the Chicago Board Options ... a little more easily. Action in the near-term futures, however, shows the era of good feelings may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:19:00

E-Trade Account Activation and Review

Just a day after opening our new E-Trade account, we received an e-mail saying that our account was open and ready for business ... . I am, however, looking forward to trying this out, as E-Trade was recently rated the best online ... in the bottom right. You’ll then be presented with two options: (1) verify online, or (2) use trial [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 15:22:02

Afternoon Reading: How Mark Cuban Pursued the Chicago Cubs

Mark Cuban has a rather interesting post over at his blog explaining what happened to his pursuit of the Chicago Cubs. The thinking a couple of months ago was that the SEC charges of alleged insider trading against ... to Congress to get a bailout…just kidding.” Of course, as Cuban points out, he had other options. He could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:54:00

A Piddling Little Question

Four Senate seats this month have to be filled by governors because the seat-holders are vacating for prominent jobs in the new administration ... -trading so transparent that it apparently doesn’t even warrant comment, twisted the arm of the governor ... Patterson has no options, but rather no imagination. The other two names being widely floated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:00:27

Employers urged to retain staff

5 January 2009 Businesses should look to hold on to their staff if at all possible during the downturn. While cutting wage bills may seem an option, keeping employees could stand firms in better stead ... , said: “With job cuts seemingly lurking around every corner and trading conditions tight, employees [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:55:33

Tips for Improving your Investing

Many investors -- especially beginning investors -- want tips for improving their investing. There are a lot of tools out there ( ... strategies. However, Stock Trading To Go has some very basic and active things you can do in order ... as funds, bonds, currencies, options, commodities, futures and other opportunities might [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 19:38:01

Friday (Jan 9th) : If 2900 levels of Nifty is broken then all longs need to be wound up and markets will be heading for 2500-2600.

... will be the last leg of fall might go as deep as Oct lows. Given the build-up in the options and futures, we expect ... weak then one might see 2500-2600 levels also by next week. Trading Strategies:-As we suggested [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:25:25

Exxon Supports A Carbon Tax Because...

A trading program, known as 'cap and trade,' 'inevitably introduces unnecessary cost and complexity' that reduces effectiveness, said ... election result, is one still a viable policy option in Canada, or are we stuck with some version [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:21:00

WalMart’s warning leaves option investors in a flurry

Today’s tickers: WMT, SHLD, WFC, SGR, ELN & SAP WMT – WalMart Stores Inc ... strike. In trading that suggests some stock holders might be thanking their lucky stars for today’ ... had been okay for the holiday season with its “layaway” strategy at Kmart working well in keeping sales [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:33:40

MY two cents

After talking with all the principles involved in this Micheal Young to third base business, I've got a few thoughts ... him to go to third. They feel Young is a better option at this point than Travis Metcalf and they aren't convinced ... spring training. Either the club will find a suitable trading partner for Young or, if he's still here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:17:38

Introducing GalaTime 5L Virtual Portfolios

I’ve been mulling over some new initiative in the area of portfolio management for retail investors in India ... . Q: Is this an investment / trading game? Is this an online tool that allows me to track ... ; these include - stocks, stock &amp; index futures &amp; options, ETFs, commodity futures &amp [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:18:04

The Simmering Starbury Idea

Stephon Marbury's expiring contract has been discussed regularly around here since the summer ... to hang on to Marbury's expiring contract through the Feb. 19 trading deadline. Just in case the Houston ... asset, preferably a young point guard or forward, maybe a pick or an option to swap picks. An extra [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:42:16

The Government Wants Your Opinion on Prediction-Markets Regulation

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is soliciting public comment on the regulatory treatment of event (prediction) ... to that enjoyed by established futures and options exchanges. Aside from the obvious libertarian argument [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 22:26:38

Wednesday links: quant comedown

Is trading against the trend worth the risk? (MarketSci Blog) What now for quants? (Market Movers) The VIX was never all that accurate. ( ... . (Daily Options Report) One attempt at a lazy, ETF-heavy, retirement portfolio. (Infectious Greed ... market? (Bespoke) What effect has the commodity index re-balancing had on the markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:53:19

India inflation to fall further - plan panel deputy

India’s inflation rate will come down further but the impact of the global slowdown will spill over into the next fiscal year, ... of intern September 25, 2008 — Forex Trading Signals for September 25, 2008 ... y/y November 13, 2008 — US ex-auto retail sales fall again - SpendingPulse October 16, 2008 — Option [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 06:57:29

TradingMarkets Danger Zone: 3 Stocks for Traders to Avoid

Stocks are off to a negative start on what is likely to be a light volume trading week. Here's a trio of stocks with Short Term PowerRatings of 1 - where steering clear or selling short - remains the best option. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:30:00

Bankrupt Energy Football

Having criticized politicians who ignore the option of letting failing industries go bankrupt, ... system. Which means that every unit of carbon or greenhouse gases that was emitted would be charged ... this is because he supports an emissions trading program with a grandfather clause—i.e., rights to pollute [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 19:54:29

Market Monopoly

A bonus Friday afternoon guest post via Macro Man -- a portfolio manager at a London-based hedge fund, he trades global currencies, equities, fixed income, and commodities. Over a long and varied career, Macro Man has been an international economist, a sell-side currency strategist, and a currency options market-maker. His amusing Friday [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 18:30:00

Simple Winning Method Introduction

I first started trading when I was 15. I was fond of the stockmarket, but due to my limited capital I could only buy one share ... for myself I needed something more volatile with more leverage. I discovered options, futures an CfD ... models could make you very profitable in the long run.Over time, I started to adapt the systems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:53:00

Wednesday (Jan 7th): Nifty pullback will continue further; going LONG is better option now.

Nifty on Tuesday: 3112 (Spot) Market had turned volatile on Tuesday due to lack to direction and as traders were cautious ahead of IIP data and ... . Strategies for Trading:-Nifty LONG/Call holders should continue to hold as long as Nifty is above ... beginning of earnings season next week. India's benchmark stock index futures on Tuesday ended [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:08:18

Weekly Watchlist 12/15

Weekly Watchlist 12/15 Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 08:42PM by Registered Commenter Option Addict | Comments ... . Index futures are slightly higher tonight heading into tomorrows session. Asia has put together some strong gains overnight and crude oil is trading with a 5 handle. Both should help give the market [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 03:42:45

AN INSIDER’S VIEW FROM THE CAPITAL MARKETS COOPERATIVE TRADING DESK:

The Week Ahead in the Capital Markets – December 15, 2008 Interest rates dropped to record lows last week, ... today and tomorrow, and is widely expected to drop Fed funds to 0.50% (futures predict even lower ... surge of defaults looms with $1 trillion of Alt-A loans and $500 billion of option ARMs resetting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 19:15:43

Trading in Jan 2009: Oil

This site does not provide financial advice and anything that you read here should in no way be construed as financial advice. Trading in shares and commodities has seen the average investor lose 50% of their money in 2008 ... and Gas the FTSE and AIM markets have a huge variety of options. Many are pure gambling bets at the moment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:24:00

Stack of Lame Gift Cards after Christmas? Trade and Sell ‘em on the Internet

Christmas has come and gone. You probably already used up all your good gift cards to take advantage of post-Christmas sales ... have the option of throwing your undesired Chili’s gift cards up on eBay too. But again, you’ll lose ... BestBuy gift card futures as we speak. If you’re looking for a more secure investment than gift [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:20:52

Market crumbles as inflation rises

The market tumbled in a highly volatile trading session as an unexpected increase in inflation shattered hopes of further interest rate cuts by the ... 4,983.72 crore on 5 November 2008.Nifty November 2008 futures were at 2883.30, at a discount of 9.35 points as compared to spot closing of 2892.65. NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment turnover was Rs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 13:38:00

Wall Street falls sharply on employment worries, bleak corporate outlooks; ... ://tinyurl.com/8xd69c Is trading against the trend worth the risk? (MarketSci Blog)What now for quants ... a great deal, but so is realized volatility as well. (Daily Options Report)One attempt at a lazy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:40:11

The Energy-Stock Chasm

In the wake of the shuttering of Ospraie Management’s largest fund Tuesday, ... positions on commodities futures and long ones on resource equities — a bet that didn’t work out, because those stocks continued to decline. “The options pricing implies that these stocks are not done [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 19:01:57

Stock Market Dictionary - D

DFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a new issue, such as the result of a reverse split ... commodity, futures, and options markets are allowed to rise or fall in a day. Exchanges usually impose ... in the context of stocks to refer to the date trading begins on a new stock issued to the public.Date [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00

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