Buy Puts on Airline Stocks

As energy costs inch ever higher it might be a good time to buy puts on airline stocks as well as car makers. The basic concern is that economic growth throughout the world is still in question, even after the most recent progress in the European debt crisis. Despite the Euro Zone recovery having [...]

Use Options to Hedge Investment Risk

The stock market is off to a good start in 2012 but is it time to use options to hedge investment risk? The S&P 500 has climbed a hundred points since the beginning of the year. A European debt bailout becomes a reality and US economic figures slowly improve. The stock market is discounting this [...]

Options Trading after the Greek Debt Resolution

According to the news, the Greek parliament has passed strict austerity measures aimed at resolving their debt crisis. The news was met at home with rioting in the streets while stock markets rose worldwide. Here we look at options trading after the Greek debt resolution. The overall European debt dilemma has been playing out for [...]

Natural Gas Options Trading

A brief rally in natural gas options trading was snuffed out recently. High levels of natural gas production have driven prices down. It has been an unusually mild winter in North America and a number of natural gas suppliers have announced reductions in production. The prospect of reduced supply has encouraged commodity options traders to [...]