With very little time until expiration, front-month options activity is especially speculative.
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In this scenario the trader is happy to pocket the rich premium available on the options given the length of time to expiration and increase in implied volatility on top of the sharp rise in the price of the underlying.
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Overextended prices and the expiration of the first time homebuyer tax credit, coupled with fewer loans qualifying for federal assistance programs like the Home Affordable Modification Program, are putting pressure not only on homebuilders like those in the XHB, but residential REITs, too, could be an eyesore for shareholders in the near-term.
Housing starts declined more than economists anticipated in May, following the expiration of the first-time home buyer tax credit.
If you purchase an option, you have the right to exercise it (with an American style option as most equities are) at any time in the expiration cycle.
Nonetheless, the housing market continues to be a troubling factor in many areas of the country (Florida, for example), and the expiration of the first-time homebuyers' tax credit--which boosted home sales earlier this year--could cause a further temporary slowdown in housing, says Brookings' Wial.
Investors have been trying to stay afloat amid crosscurrents of conflicting economic data, yet it all boils down to one key question: Is the decline in housing a statistical anomaly related to the expiration of the first-time home buyer credit or is it a leading indicator of another sharp decline in the housing market?
The sizable options play on ABV, which is majority-owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, suggests the strategist is positioning for shares in the name to hit new all-time highs by May expiration.
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Pfizer (PFE) announced that its fourth quarter profit fell by half mainly due to one time charges, and the expiration of its patent on blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.
The NLRA does not require an election at the end of a designated term such as a given time period or after the expiration of a contract to allow workers to decide whether they want to continue being represented by the incumbent union or not.
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At any time, any user is able to extend the expiration date or request deletion of the record.
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The expiration of last year's tax tax credit for first-time home buyers have kept home sales numbers below 2009's levels, according to the National Association of Realtors.
"We are concerned that the expiration of the earthquake relief waiver will hinder ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts at a time when it is still critically needed, " the lawmakers write.
But, my day trader recommends buying a put with a November expiration date, which might cost you less of a premium and give you more time to see the deluge.
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The contractionary effect of the end of 5 years of loose Fed monetary policies will hit the economy at the same time as the already enacted tax rate increases due to Obamacare and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.
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Alternatively, investors may be engaging other strategies such as covered call selling, or outright call selling ahead of expiration on the view that the options will expire worthless or nearly worthless on Friday as time erosion accelerates.
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Intrade offers a full trading platform so you can get in and out of positions even before the expiration date whereas Bets of Bitcoin offers an allocated payout of losing bets based on weighted time of entry and shares commission with the bet creator.
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That 32 is how many calendar days to expiration, you can see that you have a lot of movement in a short amount of time.
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Americans on the other side of the border were the intended audience for the English-language sign, then-President Felipe Calderon said at the time, saying an increase in violence in Mexico was directly connected with the 2004 expiration of the U.S. assault weapons ban.
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From the clear appeal of a stock that pays you for holding it at a time of puny interest rates, to the likelihood of higher taxes on those payouts due to the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, the capital companies deploy to shareholders in the form of dividends has become something of an 800-pound gorilla.
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