Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Bite Into a Corn Products Options Trade

A vertical options spread trade on Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO).

Greeks Predict Prices at Options Expiration

Option expiration brings the concepts of Theta and Gamma to options traders.

Half of Financial Advisors Use Options

¶¶Òõ×îаæ half of financial advisors use options and the most common strategy is a covered call, according to a study from the Options Industry Council.

Apple Weekly Options Draw Interest

Weekly options on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) get trader interest as Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) gaps down, and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) gets a sell signal.

Takeover Talk Hits OfficeMax, Juniper Options

Options trading midday quiet on May 12, 2011 though takeover rumors swirl around Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX).

Ag Sector MOO Options are No Bull

Option trade in Market Vectors Agribusiness Fund (NYSE: MOO) profits with small rise in ETF

Silver Volatility Spike is Time to Strike

The real volatility in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) has topped the implied volatility recently.

An Option Traders Case Against Citi

Trade put options on Citigroup (NYSE: C) which remains overvalued despite a 10-for1 reverse stock split.

Buy Puts on Going-Nowhere Hewlett

Buy a put option on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) before its earnings release

Crude Drop Sends SPDR Oil Options Down

Broad sell off hits options trading in SPDR Oil Exploration and Production Fund (NYSE: XOP), while hope lives in SPDR Technology ETF (NYSE: XLK).

Silver Options Down as VIX Tops 17

Options were active in midday trading with action in iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO).

Traders Buy Puts in L-1, Cypress Semi

Put option buying is active in L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID), Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY).

Apple Trade Bets on Big Move

Goldman analysts offer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) option trade that bets on big move in stock ahead of Developer’s Conference.

Defend Profits With a SPY Option Trade

Protect market gains and gain premium with an option spread on the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Options Traders Bullish on MicroSoft

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) finds bullish options traders as market volume distorted by ex-dividend trading in equities.

Boeing, Citi Lead Quiet Options Midday

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ex-dividend play grabs professionals while Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Citi (NYSEC) find play with retail traders.

6 Options for a Defense Stock Decline

Use options to trade a decline in defense stocks like Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) and others.

Trade a Buy-Write on the XLI Industrial SPDR

A covered call option trade on the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLI) lowers costs and protects the downside.

VIX Rally Portends Market Move … Or Not

The 10-Day Simple Moving Average in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) shows mixed signals.