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Options - Values and Prices, Part II
In Part I, we outlined an example. MSFT (Microsoft) stock with a current market price of $27, and a June 30 call option with premium of $2. (I.e. an option whose characteristics are: contract to buy 100 shares of MSFT by June 16 at a strike price of $30. Remember the '30' refers to the strike price, not the expiration date.)
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Options - Values and Prices, Part I
Unlike stocks, options have an expiration date. Unless a company goes bankrupt or buys back all its stock, the stock investor always has the choice to wait for a price correction. Sometimes that wait represents the triumph of hope over experience, but more on that elsewhere.
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Intro to Technical Analysis for Non-Dummies
There exist today an array of charts, patterns and statistical analysis large enough to please even a Medieval numerologist. Though it often looks and reads much like mathematical tea-leaf reading, most of the commonly used tools are based on serious empirical studies of the markets. The best way to explain what technical analysis is may be to contrast it with its arch-rival and sometimes partner: Fundamental Analysis.
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Options price listings vary in appearance from site to site, but most will contain the following basic information. Here's a breakdown of what they list and what it means.
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Because the actual calculation, and sometimes even the discussions, of volatility involve some fearsome mathematics, novice options traders often forgo learning about it. Those traders are at a disadvantage compared to their more intrepid competitors. And unnecessarily so, since the concept is not only useful but simple to understand.
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Trading class soldiers on - Chicago Tribune
With a shaved head and fixed gaze, Todd Hanson still looks like a Marine. He drills military veterans in how to trade foreign currencies, ambushing the market at the most profitable moments. "Right now, we're just waiting and watching," Hanson
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Ex-hedge fund manager ordered to pay $300 million - International Herald Tribune
BOSTON : A former hedge fund manager was ordered to pay nearly $300 million for having cheated clients by sending out fake account statements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Tuesday. Paul Eustace, the founder of Philadelphia
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A Bullish Pair of Trades - Street.Com
Over the past two weeks, the price action in stocks has become more positive and investor sentiment more optimistic. As evidence of this, the S&P 500 hit its highest level in nearly two months and the VIX closed below 20 for the first time in 10
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Ballista Securities Announces FINRA Membership Approval - Forbes
Ballista Securities today announced that it has received FINRA membership approval, allowing full trading operations to begin. With this designation, Ballista will soon launch the first electronic liquidity pool for block options and delta neutral
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ONN Sidewinder Video Report: Citigroup Reiterates Mosaic (MOS) as Buy - Forbes
The Sidewinder Report, the www.onn.tv daily options news program recorded live on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, today examined options trading in the following securities:
