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Trade Of The Week: Zoom Video Communication
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Jay Soloff
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7:29 AM EDT
Zoom Video Communication (ZM) has been on a tear in recent weeks as more and more people use the product for meetings, discussions, and chats.
Why Aren't In-The-Money Covered Calls Immediately Exercised?
Article By:
Option Generator
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Monday, April 27, 2020 11:19 AM EDT
Why would the call buyer opt for early exercise? It is rare because option holders have control of the contract obligations up to contract expiration.
A Strategy For Volatile Markets
Article By:
WisdomTree
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Sunday, April 26, 2020 9:05 PM EDT
Investors often look for ways to enhance income, lower a portfolio’s overall expected volatility and mitigate risk. In this post, we focus on how a specific type of option strategy seeks to enhance portfolios during these volatile markets.
Oil Volatility Cost Producers Hundreds Of Millions In Bad/Unusual Hedges
Article By:
Keith Schaefer
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 5:19 PM EDT
I’m about to open a small window into the arcane world of oil producers’ hedging. Oil producers routinely write way out-of-the-money hedges and pocket a small premium on a situation they know will never happen – like oil under $20/b or $10/b.
Most Active Equity Options For Midday - Friday, April 24
Article By:
The Options Insider
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Friday, April 24, 2020 12:48 PM EDT
Top tickers for midday: AAPL, TSLA, BA, INTC, AMD, ZM, BYND, FB, SNAP, NFLX, BAC, MSFT, AMZN, AAL, GE, GILD, WLL, TLRY, PBR, DAL.
In this article: AMD, BA, BAC, DAL, GE, PBR, WLL, AAPL, AMZN, GILD, INTC, MSFT, NFLX, TSLA, SNAP, BYND, META, AAL, TLRY, ZM
Netflix Straddle Sellers Win Big
Article By:
Gavin McMaster
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:20 PM EDT
Leading into earnings, the options market was pricing an 11.8%. Any trader that was brave enough to sell the straddle made a handsome profit given the actual move was so much smaller than expected.
In this article: NFLX
Is Now The Right Time To Buy Oil?
Article By:
Jay Soloff
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
Crude oil has never gone negative before, and for the most part, the investment crowd didn’t know how to react. It seems the casual trader decided this was an opportunity to buy oil, primarily by using the United States Oil Fund (USO).
In this article: USO
Locking In Amazon Gains
Article By:
David Pinsen
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:36 AM EDT
Shares of Amazon hit an all-time high last week, as the company has solidified its dominance during the Coronavirus crisis. Another leg down in the market could nevertheless trigger sales of Amazon shares. Here are two ways longs can hedge.
Alibaba Boosts Cloud Services, Investing $28 Billion More
Article By:
Stefan Popovski
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Monday, April 20, 2020 7:45 AM EDT
Earlier today, tech giant Alibaba announced that it is investing $28 billion in its cloud computing unit due to demand surge. The company highlighted that it’s a crucial division that will help its future growth outlook.
Most Active Equity Options For Midday - Thursday, April 16
Article By:
The Options Insider
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 12:43 PM EDT
Top tickers for midday: AMD, TSLA, AAPL, ROKU, MSFT, AMZN, BAC, NVDA, BA, NFLX, FB, WORK, GE, BABA, JPM, ABT, NOK, DAL, GILD, UBER.
In this article: ABT, AMD, BA, BAC, DAL, GE, JPM, NOK, AAPL, AMZN, GILD, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, TSLA, WORK, BABA, META, ROKU, UBER
Trade Of The Week: Small Caps
Video By:
Jay Soloff
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:50 AM EDT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) can be used as a hedge against a portfolio that has a significant number of small cap stock exposure.
In this video: IWM