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Did Baidu Earnings Confusion Cause Exponential Options Trading Volume? (BIDU)

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) has seen quite a bit of stock options trading today, and it was a day in which stock trading was more active than normal as well.  ...
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Groupon Gets Analyst ‘Sell’ Rating & Options Trading (GRPN)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 9:19 am

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is trading lower this morning.  What we knew going into this week was that Monday would mark the start of stock options trading in Groupon.  This ...
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Wall Street Compensation Review Gets High Reviews, With Caveats (C, JPM, WFC, BAC, GS, MS)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 1:23 pm

Are the Wall Street bankers, traders, and brokers really starting to do the right thing when it comes to controlled greed and compensation?  If you ask the poor Wall Street ...
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E.U. Financial Transaction Tax: Stupid Idea From Stupid Leadership

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 10:27 am

If you can count on the Europeans to invent one thing, it is the invention of taxation.  The latest effort by the European Commission is one that is just baffling if ...
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Selecting A Peak Buyout Price for E*TRADE (ETFC, AMTD, SCHW, GS, MS)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm

24/7 Wall St. has long considered E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) as a buyout candidate in the world of online brokerage firms.  The company made some big gambles in an ...
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Major Options Bets in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 12:34 pm

Emerging markets are cumulatively supposed to make up a catch-all investment sector for investors seeking true growth in the next decade.  If you have been watching the ticker tape of ...
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Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Full Preview of Warren Buffett (BRK-A, BRK-B, GS, GE, LZ, COP, KO, PG, WFC, AIG)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm

This coming weekend will mark the one weekend that the hotels, retailers, and restaurants all look forward to in Omaha, Nebraska... Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has its much-anticipated ...
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The Devil’s Metal… Calls for $50.00 Silver Get More Vocal (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, GLD, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 12:06 pm

The move of a generation in silver continues to rise in The Devil's Metal.  The same logic two years ago for why silver was the better metal than gold for ...
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How Options Trading May Impact Genzyme Post-Merger Trading (GENZ, SNY)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 9:30 am

It has finally happened.  Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) is being acquired by Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY).  The deal should trade at a premium to the $74.00 cash component due to what ...
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F5 Options Volume: Trend Reversal, Or Roll-Outs? (FFIV)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 2:49 pm

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) was last week's 'sobering-up stock' when it comes to high-priced tech stocks that have run substantially over the last year.  The revenues were almost there ...
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Is Whirlpool Back in Play? (WHR)

Posted: December 14, 2010 at 1:23 pm

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a name which has been thrown around buyout circles before.   While the company has remained independent, there appear to be fresh buyout rumors driving interest ...
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Major Insider Selling To Set Records in December (AMZN, BRK-A, DDS, DTV, DG, EMC, EXPE, FDX, GPS, GENZ, INTC, JBHT, MSFT, JWN, ORCL, RL, CRM, SLB, SBUX, SCHW, VMW, WMT, WFMI, WYNN, DELL, LVS, GOOG)

Posted: November 24, 2010 at 8:02 am

Insider selling by millionaire and billionaire corporate insiders is already rising, but it is about to go through the roof.  Forget the politics and forget the morale left behind as ...
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ETF Volatility Bets for DJIA 11,000 & Unemployment (DIA, SPY, VVX)

Posted: October 7, 2010 at 12:03 pm

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was all set to see an 11,000 print this morning.  After the strongest September gains in most of our lives, the psychological level would have ...
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Beyond Gold Trading… E-Micro Gold Contracts (GLD, IAU, PHYS, CME)

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 11:54 am

Exchange traded funds cover almost every strategy that the retail investor can imagine.  If you can't find an ETF, there may be a futures contract out there to trade an ...
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Berkshire Hathaway & Options Expiration Effect (BRK-B)

Posted: August 19, 2010 at 10:23 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) is not a stock that most investors have traditionally thought of as a stock which can be influenced by stock options. After all, stock option ...
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