Calls, Puts & Options Trades

BofA Finds a Believer in Options Pits

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com Apr 8, 2011

Quiet options trading day as Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) finds a call buyer and the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) adds .82 to 17.93.

Option Midday Movers April 8

By OptionsZone Experts Apr 8, 2011

Options midday movers incliude Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Oracle, (NASDAQ: ORCL) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).

Is the Citi Stock Split Bad for Options?

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor Apr 8, 2011

A 10-for1 reverse stock split in Citigroup (NYSE: C) has options trading investors concerned it may lower volume and interest in the marketplace.

Buy Alcoa, Cooper Industries Calls

By Ken Trester Apr 8, 2011

Buy call options on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE)

Citi Dominates Options Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com Apr 7, 2011

Options trading slow but Citigroup (NYSE: C) easily dominates equity option trading.

Option Midday Movers April 7

By OptionsZone Experts Apr 7, 2011

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), Citigroup (NYSE: C) lead options volume trading this morning.

Options Investors Like Urban Outfitters

By David Russell, optionMONSTER Apr 7, 2011

Some options traders believe Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) will bounce back after a poor earning report a month ago.

JB Hunt Transporting Option Profits

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors Apr 7, 2011

Trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport (NASDAQ: JBHT) call options could rise after it reports quarterly earnings.

Earnings Strategy – Buy the Rumor, Sell the News

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader Apr 7, 2011

Earnings season creates ample opportunities for traders looking to capitalize on stock moves.

IBM – A Trade 10 Years in the Making

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options Apr 7, 2011

IBM options trade yielded a quick 150% profit in Q1. Find out how to opportunistically buy breakouts.

Cisco Breaks Bearish Funk, Rocks Options

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com Apr 6, 2011

Options trading today dominated by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSC)) and retailers The Gap (NYSE: GPS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN).

Option Midday Movers April 6

By OptionsZone Experts Apr 6, 2011

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLI) May 34 and May 35 Puts lead option volume this morning.

Try a Jabil Option Risk-Reversal Strategy

By Stutland Volatility Group Apr 6, 2011

A risk-reversal option trade in tech leader Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) pays off by May.

Drive This Semi – With Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Apr 6, 2011

Buy a call spread in Semiconductor HOLDRs ETF (NYSE: SMH) as sector returns to life.

6 Option Trades Sure to Bloom in Q2

By OptionsZone Experts Apr 6, 2011

Six option trades for the second quarter include Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Potash (NYSE: POT), iShares Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE: EEM).