Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Bite Into a Corn Products Options Trade

By Stutland Volatility Group
A vertical options spread trade on Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO).

Greeks Predict Prices at Options Expiration

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Option expiration brings the concepts of Theta and Gamma to options traders.

Half of Financial Advisors Use Options

By OptionsZone Experts
About half of financial advisors use options and the most common strategy is a covered call, according to a study from the Options Industry Council.

Apple Weekly Options Draw Interest

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Weekly options on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) get trader interest as Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) gaps down, and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) gets a sell signal.

Takeover Talk Hits OfficeMax, Juniper Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading midday quiet on May 12, 2011 though takeover rumors swirl around Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX).

Ag Sector MOO Options are No Bull

By Stutland Volatility Group
Option trade in Market Vectors Agribusiness Fund (NYSE: MOO) profits with small rise in ETF

Silver Volatility Spike is Time to Strike

By Adam Warner
The real volatility in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) has topped the implied volatility recently.

An Option Traders Case Against Citi

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Trade put options on Citigroup (NYSE: C) which remains overvalued despite a 10-for1 reverse stock split.

Buy Puts on Going-Nowhere Hewlett

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy a put option on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) before its earnings release

Crude Drop Sends SPDR Oil Options Down

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Broad sell off hits options trading in SPDR Oil Exploration and Production Fund (NYSE: XOP), while hope lives in SPDR Technology ETF (NYSE: XLK).

Silver Options Down as VIX Tops 17

By OptionsZone Experts
Options were active in midday trading with action in iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO).

Traders Buy Puts in L-1, Cypress Semi

By Chris McKhann, optionMONSTER
Put option buying is active in L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID), Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY).

Apple Trade Bets on Big Move

By Adam Warner
Goldman analysts offer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) option trade that bets on big move in stock ahead of Developer’s Conference.

Defend Profits With a SPY Option Trade

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Protect market gains and gain premium with an option spread on the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Options Traders Bullish on MicroSoft

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) finds bullish options traders as market volume distorted by ex-dividend trading in equities.

Boeing, Citi Lead Quiet Options Midday

By OptionsZone Experts
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ex-dividend play grabs professionals while Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Citi (NYSEC) find play with retail traders.

6 Options for a Defense Stock Decline

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Use options to trade a decline in defense stocks like Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) and others.

Trade a Buy-Write on the XLI Industrial SPDR

By Stutland Volatility Group
A covered call option trade on the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLI) lowers costs and protects the downside.

VIX Rally Portends Market Move … Or Not

By Adam Warner
The 10-Day Simple Moving Average in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) shows mixed signals.
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