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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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P below Oct. 10 trading lows - Allentown Morning Call
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street launched a massive rebound Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 200 points after driving it below the 8,000 mark, as investors decided they did not want to miss out on buying stocks at cheap
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CME Group to Launch New Central Appalachian Coal Options Contract on - MSN MoneyCentral
CHICAGO , Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it will launch a Central Appalachian coal options contract, on ClearPort(R) and the New York energy trading floor
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Stock Exchange lacks business justification for sub-millisecond - Computer Weekly
The London Stock Exchange said it would wait for business justification before committing resources to introduce sub-millisecond trading to its core trading platform. The LSE can complete a trade from start to finish in three milliseconds on
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PB Futures Selects Orc Software to Provide Low Latency Access to - PR Inside
Orc Software (STO:ORC), the leading global provider of technology for advanced derivatives trading and connectivity, today announced PB Futures has selected Orc Connect to meet increasing market demand for low-latency, high-throughput connectivity to
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Options Action Bets on Las Vegas Sands - CNBC
Las Vegas Sands just announced new cutbacks and 11,000 layoffs, but the beaten-down casino operator may finally be ready for a bounce. OptionMonster's Heat Seeker system, which tracks unusual options activity, shows more than 22,000 calls trading
