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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Day Trading Options

The stock market had a strong month and corrected at the end allowing those day trading options to profit from both advances and retreats of the market. The constantly simmering European debt crisis continues to cast a pall over expectations. It is, to a degree, a lose-lose situation. If the wealthier members of the EU [...]

VIX Related Stock Gains

Forecasters have been talking of late about VIX related stock gains. The Chicago Board Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) has risen to historic highs in response to the ongoing drama of the European debt crisis. The VIX is a measure of market volatility. It is a reflection of the options market’s expectation of movement of [...]

Newspaper Stock Options

The recent buzz about the Washington Post - WPO - becoming profitable brings to mind the subject of newspaper stock options. How to trade stock options on newspapers is really no different than trading options on other stocks. It simply requires a close look at company fundamentals and, often, a closer look at the technicals of stock [...]

Oil Futures Options

Crude oil futures and oil futures options dropped like rocks in pond at the news of the lightning rebel advance into Tripoli in the Libyan civil war. Oil futures and oil futures options had been driven higher by the threat to oil production posed by the civil war in the North African oil producer. Although [...]

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