Feb 26, 2013
Option Block 223: Making Money for the End of the World
Interview Block: Today's Guest: Ed Walczak, Principal Trader at Harbor Financial. He specializes in options on the S&P futures contracts, and does everything from ratios to credit spreads.
Trading Block: Another day, another selloff, another VIX cash pop....
Feb 22, 2013
Option Block 222: Bonds. Contrarian Bonds.
Trading Block: The majority of the market sold off by 1%. On the news that bonds might sell off, they rallied. Apple breaks through 450. Google hanging around the 800 level.
Odd Block: A collar went up in Texas Roadhouse (TXRH); call spreads trade in Gerdau SA...
Feb 15, 2013
Option Block 221: Suspiciously Well-Timed Call Buying
Trading Block: The market was mixed today, with the VIX cash off slightly. GM profits down from 2011, stock down 3%. Jobless claims decrease last week. Zynga flirts with $4 before retreating back to $3. Former RIMM CEO dumps the rest of his stock, never a...
Feb 12, 2013
Option Block 220: Who Needs Annuities When You Can Sell Puts on GOOG?
Interview Block: Today's guest is Doug Berman, Vice President of Agriculture Derivatives, RCM Asset Management. He talks about
Feb 8, 2013
Option Block 219: Trading Options to Infinity and Beyond
Trading Block: Zynga blows the doors off the market - the 2.5 puts were the sale of the century. Disney reported earlier this week, and is selling well. Activision gets a little bit of a bump to the upside. Shareholders filing suit against Apple as their...