Speaking of hedging market reversals, it appears that several VIX call spreads traded on the February 26 and March 35 strikes, with the February options purchased and the March options sold.
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If that large fund trader was the one that purchased the put options on gold futures the day before, or was involved with the firm that did, then it lends credibility to those market watchers who reckon gold can be and has been manipulated.
Fees do matter because they come out first, before the options are purchased.
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There were rumors in the market that on Tuesday a large number of put options were purchased on gold futures.
Kind of like when the SEC notices that too many call options were purchased in a single account just prior to a buy-out or merger.
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Options traders purchased calls at the Dec.
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Meanwhile, options players who purchased upside calls on MetLife yesterday are seeing big gains today.
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The ISE Index shows 230 calls purchased for every 100 Put options over the last two weeks.
Investors anticipating continued appreciation in the price of the underlying shares purchased longer-dated call options on the stock.
Options traders who purchased upside calls on Mondelez yesterday are seeing big overnight gains in the value of their positions today.
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How would a trader have done with these two stocks, had he purchased one of these hypothetical call options every single day since 2011?
Most importantly, they reduce a lot of the friction around finding stuff in Google Play, both for content you've already purchased, as well as enticing new options.
Investors hoping Genzyme, the largest maker of drugs for rare genetic diseases, is the acquisition target purchased out-of-the-money call options on the stock.
Even if Gazprom exercises all its options, the Italian oil giant will have purchased the equivalent of 1.5 billion barrels of oil for less than 50 cents a barrel.
Trading in Timberland options today is relatively calm, but investors who purchased calls on the boot maker back in May are now holding contracts that have sky-rocketed in value just days ahead of expiration.
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In 1977 Peterffy left his job designing commodities trading software and purchased his own seat on the American Stock Exchange where he began trading options.
Trading in these options was mixed given that roughly equal numbers of the calls were purchased and sold.
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On the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), investors have purchased nearly 11 calls for every put during the past two weeks.
Since Apple can't build its own Bumpers fast enough, it will give you a few options and let you decide, then send it your way for free as long as you purchased the phone before September 30th.
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