EU Embargo of Iranian Oil

Will the EU embargo of Iranian oil drive prices up or will other producers increase output? As part of an ongoing effort to force Iran to forego its supposed development of nuclear weapons officials on the continent announced an EU embargo of Iranian oil. Other measures include freezing assets of the Iranian Central Bank and [...]

Profitable Options Trading

After a year of dashed expectations and chaotic markets what is the best route to profitable options trading for 2012? Euro options trading was attractive, and profitable, for many last year as the seemingly eternal European debt dilemma drove the Euro downward. In the US options market calls generally worked in the first [...]

Trade Options on the US Economic Recovery

As the recession continues to lift in the USA is it time to trade options on the US economic recovery? Traders may choose to engage in foreign currency options trading , trading options on US stocks, or options trading of commodities. In each case a slow but sure US economic recovery will likely set [...]

Euro Zone Recovery

A Euro Zone recovery may be in the works. Stocks rallied in Europe on news that Germany, as well as China, manufacturing indices came in higher than forecasted. A sign of renewed confidence on the continent was the lower interest rates paid at auction for Italian bonds although French bonds weakened. Meanwhile the Euro fell [...]

Buying Puts on SAP

Is the current flurry of activity with traders buying puts on SAP part of the greater EU economic picture or does it just have to do with issues internal to SAP. SAP ADR shares are currently lower and have been trending downward for about two months. The put to call ratio for January 2012 puts [...]

Year End Options Trading

Year end options trading can be a time to cash in on predictable swings in stock prices. For example, portfolio managers may need to free up cash and may sell stocks before the end of the year. A sufficiently large sale or purchase of any given stock may well move the stock price. In year [...]

Foreign Currency Options Trading

Foreign currency options trading serves two purposes for two groups of traders. Companies doing business internationally commonly make or receive payment in currencies foreign to their own. Thus they must trade foreign currencies and they engage in Forex options trading in order to reduce currency risk. Currency speculators seek to take advantage of changes [...]

Trading Options on Euro Zone Stocks

Trading options on Euro Zone stocks could be profitable in the near future. As European leaders come to a consensus about measures to tie the EU more closely together it has prompted rallies in stock markets across the world. The collective Euro Zone economy is roughly equal to that of the United States as the [...]

Trading Japanese Stock Options

Trading Japanese stock options may be one bright spot in the current dismal investment picture. As a virtual footnote to the financial news Japan expects to see two percent growth in its economy in 2012 versus a third of a percent this year. The financial and investment world has focused on the deteriorating sovereign debt [...]

Trading Options on US Debt

Many traders might be interested in effective ways of trading options on US debt considering the apparent failure of the so called Super Committee to come to grips with the mounting US debt. Hedging risk with options is a common tactic in uncertain times like this. Trading options can also give traders a useful and [...]

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