Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Yahoo, Baidu, SPY Spur Options Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading volume seen in Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).

Apple, Ford, OIH Drive Midday Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading is moderate as Ford (NYSE: F) and Oil Service HOLDRs ETF ((NYSE: OIH) garner some volume.

Digging up Profits in Fossil Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Retail apparel firm Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) shows some positives for options trades.

Apple Lowball Ploy Getting Kind of Low

By Adam Warner
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat its earnings estimates again.

VIX Drops to a Learners Permit in Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading was active led by CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSE: TLT).

Options Wrap – Blackboard’s a Jungle

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Mostly quiet options trading though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Hanesbrands ((NYSE: HBI) see some action.

Bank of America Leads Options Midday

By OptionsZone Experts
Options midday are steady but controlled, led by bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

5 High-Energy Earth Day Option Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
Five options trades on stocks that provide energy alternatives.

Poor Earnings Suggests Puts on Informatica

By Stutland Volatility Group
Informatica Corp. (NASDAQ: INFA) earnings disappointments suggests put options spread.

Buy Calls on Las Vegas Sands

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Las Vegas sands (NYSE: LVS) rallied as the market fell. Buy calls on the casino.

Cisco Puts Hot as VIX Springs Back

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
A market sell off spurs activity in the options market with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Las Vegas Sand (NYSE: LVS) leading the volume.

Buy Puts on LED maker Cree

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy put options on LED maker Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) before its earnings on Tuesday.

Options Midday – Citi Busy, VIX Volatile

By OptionsZone Experts
The options markets were busy this morning, as the broad market sold off due to an S&P warning on credit quality of U.S. debt.

Naked Puts Bring Reward and Risk

By Dawn Pennington
Selling naked puts is an options strategy that generates income but involves some risk.

Making Money, Stuck in a RUT

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Try an iron condor option trade in the Russell 2000 Index.

Some Bold Souls Buy Google Call Options

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options expiration mostly quiet except Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) slammed and options volume reaches 343,000 contracts.

Silver Strong, Expiration Quiet

By OptionsZone Experts
A generally quiet expiration Friday sees a strong iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) hurt by poor earnings

Traders Buying Discover Financial Calls

By Mike Yamamoto, optionMonster
Call option buyers have discovered Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS)

Fear Index Can’t Even Get a Driver’s License

By Adam Warner
CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drifts down during expiration week.
Load More Articles