Transaction costs (commissions and other fees) are important factors and should be considered when evaluating any options trade.
He writes market commentary for Options Week based on observed options trade volume and reports from floor brokers.
It would also bolster positioning in U.S. stock-options trade.
While the built-in leverage of options serves to produce magnified returns, investors should note that these options do trade on expected forward value and can deviate from the spot VIX.
He eventually shelved a law career to trade options for clients at Bear Stearns.
You make some trades, get comfortable and now you are about to trade options.
More sophisticated investors can also opt to trade options and futures on the VIX index itself.
In other words, because of the European-style exercise and the mean-reversion of volatility, VIX options will often trade at lower value than what seems appropriate during periods of high volatility (and vice versa in low volatility periods), particularly early on in the term of the option.
Katz was also cofounder of the Options Industry Council, a trade group dedicated to educating the investing public about equity options.
Frankfurt already does a lively trade in options on big Italian and Dutch shares.
It's very important that the options market continue to trade during those times.
To trade more options, the partners hired three young traders.
In the past month, the average ratio of trading in bearish options relative to bullish options has risen to its highest level since October 2011, according to options-data firm Trade Alert.
E-Trade's options management business may prove to be a secret weapon, with a market share of 60% and 3, 500 corporate clients.
For an index to be a success, it has to be widely accepted and liquid, so that fund managers can trade futures and options on it.
In this trade, the put options act as short-term insurance for the long stock position.
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As the economy remains stagnant and underemployment remains high, diners will trade down to cheaper options.
Of course, no business location is perfect in every way, it is always a trade off between various options.
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It may not be as easy if you trade instruments like ETF options.
Its 6, 739 members own or lease seats that give them the right to trade futures contracts and options on futures contracts ( Click here or definitions).
Its 6, 739 members own or lease seats that give them the right to trade futures contracts and options on futures contracts (for definitions, see box, p. 68).
E-Trade is discounting fees to the likes of Microsoft, Boeing and Oracle for the right to steer 1 million employees seeking information on their stock options through the main E-Trade portal.
According to TradeAlert.com, one options speculator opened up just such a trade on CCI on Friday.
"We will continue to assess the longer term options for the business whilst continuing to trade, " it said.
We trade everything from equity and index options to longs and shorts on individual stocks.
Each faculty member would be allowed a given level of total benefits and would make trade-offs among the various options in accordance with their individual risk tolerance and familial needs.
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Looks like the biggest derivatives trade of the week is buying VIX options.
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