Options Trading

Options Strategies: Covered Call

By The Options Industry Council
The Options Industry Council offers a briefing on options strategies.

Options Strategies: Long Put

By The Options Industry Council
The Options Industry Council offers a briefing on options strategies.

Gold, Silver ETFs Play Precious Metals Run

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on gold silver and miners are rising in value as the U.S. dollar falls.

BofA Finds a Believer in Options Pits

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
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
Options midday movers incliude Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Oracle, (NASDAQ: ORCL) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).

Profit from 52-Week Highs in Healthcare

By Stutland Volatility Group
Try a covered call option trade in Cigna (NYSE: CI) while it is near its 52-week high.

Is the Citi Stock Split Bad for Options?

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
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
Buy call options on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE)

Citi Dominates Options Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading slow but Citigroup (NYSE: C) easily dominates equity option trading.

Option Midday Movers April 7

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

Regional Bank Stocks Return to Life

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Regional bank stocks like Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ: ZION), First Midwest Bancorp (NASDAQ: FMBI), Regional Banking SPDR (NYSE: KRE) are perking up.

Earnings Strategy – Buy the Rumor, Sell the News

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
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
IBM options trade yielded a quick 150% profit in Q1. Find out how to opportunistically buy breakouts.

Profits Should Flow From This Water Stock

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Pentair Inc. (NYSE: PNR) is seeing strong buying volume coupled with increasing momentum.

Cisco Breaks Bearish Funk, Rocks Options

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
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
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
A risk-reversal option trade in tech leader Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) pays off by May.
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