Mar 28, 2014
Option Block 325: SPX vs. SPY vs. Steven Seagal
Trading Block: A mild day on the street. VIX cash taking a little breather. A lot of put buying in Google, Tesla, Netflix, Priceline, etc. Lululemon gets its first big pop in a while. TLT reaches a one year high.
Odd Block: Combos trade in the VIX, straddle trades in EQT...
Mar 25, 2014
Option Block 324: Behold the Power of the Stupid
Trading Block: A mild day on the street. Controversy over SPX settlement on Friday. Mutual fund use of options: public holding and trends (presented at RMC). Minis one year later - boom or bust?
Odd Block: Call buyers jump in Quest Diagnostics Inc, (DGX), big call roll...
Mar 21, 2014
Option Block 323: Rebar Futures Extravaganza
Trading Block: Russian President Vladimir Putin is an investor in Swiss-based oil trader Gunvor Group Ltd. Time for the global derivatives volume guessing game! Put on your thinking caps and guess the winners in the various product categories: indexes, ags, metals, and more.
Mar 18, 2014
Option Block 322: When 50 is the New 70
Trading Block: The VIX was up 25% in the last week. FIA Boca update. US derivatives exchanges have seen improved trading volume. In the US, three of the top five US exchanges grew in Feb.
Odd Block: Calls trade in UQM Technologies (UQM), call buyers jump into Silicon Image, Inc....
Mar 14, 2014
Option Block 321: Old School Bullish Paper
Trading Block: A big selloff on the market today. Angela Merkel yells at Putin. A big day for the banks. The numbers are in! $21.64B derivatives traded in 2013. $12.22B of futures. $11.7B in equity names. VXST options coming in April. More exchanges are on the way - for better...