Bearish plays in Altera Corp. options may be profitable propositions for some traders if the company fails to meet or exceed third-quarter earnings estimates when it reports after the final bell tomorrow.
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The return of stock market volatility after some relatively calm months may be exciting for some traders on Wall Street, but it new data shows that the individual investor is content to take some chips off the table here.
The people, except for some Lebanese tin traders, have returned to scratching a living from the earth.
Whatever the reason for the glitches, some traders say the new rules come with some unintended consequences.
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Of course, many of these money managers have had this view for some time, while traders can change their views several times during the same week.
As traders reached for some caffeinated assistance in perusing the early morning headlines on Thursday, they probably were thinking that it might be best to play the game from the short side.
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Some traders looked for that calculated short in silver through the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) yesterday and were successful on it, and some will probably short versus yesterdays high or off of this up open for some follow-through to the downside.
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The chair of the National Market Traders Federation for St George's, Pat Dyer, said some traders are not even making what it costs them to rent a pitch at the market each week.
Fresh interest in upside call options on Pepsi indicates some traders are positioning for shares in the name to extend gains this year.
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Mixed trading in EBAY options suggests some traders are positioning for shares to rebound, while others anticipate further share price declines to come.
Put buying in the March expiry suggests some traders are prepping for the stock to take a few more kicks to the face in the near term.
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Big prints in weekly calls on VLO in the early going this morning suggests some traders are positioning for the price of the underlying to extend gains in the near term.
The stock posted big gains in the month of March, gaining 15.5% in the past four weeks, and it looks like some traders are positioning for the good times to continue.
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Preparing for that move by going public in 2002, the Merc reallocated some of the power held tightly by its traders for more than a century.
The setback was also seen as an opportunity for some of the growing band of day traders.
Some options traders are positioning for the stock to look even more tarnished by the end of the week.
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But it has fired some of the traders involved for misconduct.
Traders and investors are looking for some fresh fundamental inputs to drive precious metals market prices.
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In February 2009 some traders were fined by magistrates for not paying the levy.
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Gold and silver traders and investors are looking for some fresh news to better drive their markets.
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Some traders said they see potential for more such selling in the near term if equities continue to stumble.
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But, activity in Jan. 2012 contract call options this morning suggests some traders were ready to position for a rebound in the battered stock.
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The stronger dollar against the yen had been seen as a leading catalyst for the rise in Japanese shares, but some traders said the currency market on Thursday was largely acting in response to the stock-market fall.
Some options traders appear to be positioning for shares in Krispy Kreme to pull back after earnings.
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Gold and silver traders and investors are still looking for some fresh fundamental news to drive their markets.
Gold and silver traders and investors are still looking for some fresh fundamental news to better drive their markets.
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And while one afternoon does not a trend make, some traders may have been readying themselves for the next leg up.
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For those of you macro traders who sit through some volatile days, the maket has held higher during each pull-back, which is a positive sign.
Gere did his own research in preparation for his role, meeting some of the brokers and traders who form part of the world to which his character, hedge fund magnate Robert Miller, belongs.
The past several months, perhaps years, have been some of the most trying and frustrating times for traders.
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