| Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Bull of the Day: CBOE Holdings (CBOE) – Bull of the Day
Although financials continue to lead the market higher, newer segments are taking the reins in Q2. In addition to smaller regional banking institutions, many investors are seeing solid performances out of firms in the exchange business, such as CBOE Holdings (CBOE). While probably less famous than fellow Chicago-based exchange CME Group (CME), CBOE has been [...]
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| Monday, May 06, 2013 |
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Hot Option Plays: S&Ps Extend Climb After Hours
Cusick’s Corner 05-06-2013 After Hours Stocks finished mixed on a relatively slow news day Monday. With no economic data or earnings of broad market significance to guide the action, trading opened steady after overseas markets saw a day of mostly range-bound and uneventful action. Crude oil erased midday losses to add 22 cents to $95.82. [...]
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| Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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MoneyGram Beats Earnings, Rev High – Analyst Blog
MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) reported first-quarter 2013 earnings per share of 27 cents, modestly higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents and the year-ago quarter earnings of 23 cents. Operating net income in the reported quarter excluded negative impacts of recent debt financing of 39 cents per share, restructuring and reorganization costs of [...]
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| Friday, April 05, 2013 |
| 11:14 AM |
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Stocks to Track: CBOE Holdings, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, Atmos Energy Corporation, Guidewire Software Inc
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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Stocks to Watch: Opexa Therapeutics Inc, PepsiCo, Marriott International Inc, CBOE Holdings
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| Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
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Stocks to Watch: PowerSecure International, Methode Electronics Inc, Shaw Communications Inc, CBOE Holdings
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| Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
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Stocks in Focus: Apollo Investment Corp, NASDAQ OMX Group, CBOE Holdings, Tatts Group Limited
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| Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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Diversified Investments Stocks (CBOE Holdings, China Ceramics Co Ltd, Mesabi Trust, Harris & Harris Group)
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| Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| 01:27 PM |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) Bounces Back - ARNA, LVS, CBOE, CTIC, OREX
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| Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) Posts Results; Triples Profit Since Fourth-Quarter of 2011 - CBOE, VPFG
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| Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
| 01:40 PM |
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What the NYSE Deal Means for the Major Players – And You
The NYSE deal in which IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) will acquire NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, is putting pressure on CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME) to find a dance partner before closing time.
That's because the NYSE deal has highlighted the importance of futures and options exchanges like CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) in the future of trading.
A new regulatory environment, set up to address the issues thought to have caused the financial crisis of 2008, will require most over-the-counter derivatives - customized options and futures contracts between two companies - to be settled through clearing houses instead of as a private agreement between two investors.
Settling OTC derivatives through clearing houses will require market participants to put up collateral and adhere to specified margin requirements, which are not necessarily required in an OTC transaction.
Big derivatives exchanges, such as ICE and CME, see this as another money-making opportunity. And ICE just made a huge profit move with its NYSE deal.
"CME should be wary of this combination because it looks to be pretty formidable," Michael Holland, who oversees more than $4 billion in assets as chairman of New York-based Holland & Co., said in a phone interview with Bloomberg News. "The ICE people have done a very smart thing. CME should be concerned."
NYSE Deal Signals End of Era
ICE acknowledges the NYSE deal is all about NYSE LIFFE, Europe's second-largest futures exchange specializing in financial futures, which is operated by NYSE Euronext. ICE specializes in energy and agricultural commodity derivatives, so acquiring LIFFE gives ICE a broader, complementary product lineup as well as enhanced access to the European market.
By leveraging its existing clearing operations through the acquisition of NYSE LIFFE, ICE hopes to increase its clearing and settlement revenue as new regulation begins to take effect next year.
This seems to be the final nail in the coffin for the brick-and-mortar stock exchange and the ultimate triumph of electronic trading.
The NYSE and other stock exchanges around the world have lost market share to electronic exchanges, market makers and dark pools where the bulk of trading now takes place.
The idea of trading on the floor of a stock exchange now seems to be an anachronism -
a buggy whip in the Space Age.
Which brings us to the importance of CME.
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| Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| 07:20 AM |
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Research Calls
New York, November 2nd (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the upgrades and downgrades before the market open.
Berry Petroleum (NYSE: BRY) w. Read More --
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| Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| 07:47 AM |
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Upgrades & Downgrades
New York, September 27th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the upgrades and downgrades before the market open.
Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) w. Read More --
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| Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
| 05:59 PM |
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Options Trading Strategies: How to Protect Your Gains in Today's "Toppy" Markets
With so little enthusiasm, this summer's "slow-motion" rally may be coming to an end.
In fact, both the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials lost ground last week, marking their first weekly declines since early July.
What's more, the number of individual stocks making new 52-week highs has also fallen sharply. Only 72 issues on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) marked new tops last week, compared to 188 the week before and 215 in the week ending August 3.
That begs the question about how investors can protect their gains--particularly in stocks that have been looking a bit "toppy" of late.
Typically, nervous investors choose one of two approaches:
- They simply sell their shares, taking the profits they've built up over the past few months. However, that action can often have undesirable tax consequences - plus, it eliminates the opportunity for added profits if the markets keep on rising.
- They buy protective put options locking in their paper gains- essentially creating an "insurance policy" against future losses. The problem is that can also be quite expensive.
Fortunately, there's another options trading strategy that is a much cheaper way to protect your gains on individual stocks and ETFs (exchange-traded funds). What's more, it also allows you to add a little more profit if share prices continue to rise.
All you do is turn your long stock position into what's known as an "option collar." Here's how it works.
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| Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
| 06:00 AM |
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Silver Prices: An Option Trading Strategy That Tells You When to Buy
As last week's Money Morning special report pointed out, the long-term fundamentals for silver prices are decidedly bullish.
However, in today's volatile market, picking the right time to buy silver is something of a guessing game.
But if you are familiar with options, you can let them be your guide in learning precisely when to buy.
And here's the best part: This option trading strategy will only cost you a few dollars.
It works with either options on silver futures - e.g., the standard 5,000-ounce Comex contract, recently valued at around $140,000 - or any of the much more affordable silver-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on which options trade.
Taking the Guesswork Out of Silver Prices
For ease of explanation, I'll base our example on the iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSEArca: SLV), recently priced at $27.34. For comparison purposes, the price of a single SLV share typically tracks the price of one ounce of silver, but is usually 75 to 80 cents lower.
Here's what you do:
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| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
| 08:18 AM |
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Upgrades & Downgrades
New York, May 18th (TradersHuddle.com) - The following are top upgrades and downgrades before the market opens.
Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE) was downgraded to a Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
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| Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
| 02:45 PM |
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Hot Option Plays: ADP Poor
Cusick’s Corner 05-02-2012 The data picture out of the EU overnight pushed the futures down, S&Ps below 1400, and the poor ADP out premarket put short-term pressure on the market. When numbers hit like this morning’s, the first places that I look for a reaction is in Commodities, DBC, JJC, JJG and Transports, IYT (as [...]
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| Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| 06:00 AM |
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How to Trade Weekly Options
To loosely paraphrase Robert Burns, the best-laid plans of mice and stock traders sometimes go awry.
But with some creative use of weekly options, that doesn't necessarily mean you have to take your losses.
Here's an example of what I mean.
Just under two weeks ago, we suggested a " short iron condor" as a possible short-term strategy for playing the release of first-quarter earnings reports for some of the leading financial stocks, using J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) as a specific example.
As it turned out, JPM's earnings handily topped the estimates - coming in at $1.31 per share versus a projected $1.14, on revenues of $26.7 billion ($24.4 billion had been predicted).
That should have sent the stock nicely higher, giving us a quick gain on our condor - and JPM did indeed try to rally - but then our best-laid plans took a wrong turn.
The broad market turned sharply lower that Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials dropping 136.99 points and the S&P 500 losing 17.31, dragging J.P. Morgan along with it.
Long story short, over the next five days JPM see-sawed higher and lower - but save for a few moments on Thursday, it never moved out of our $43-$45 maximum-loss range. The trade went south.
But had you been on your toes, you would have noticed this about JPM: In spite of the pressure from a weak overall market, the stock demonstrated strong technical support at the $43-a-share level. Both times it tested $43, it bounced quickly back - a pattern it repeated Monday, when it ignored the broad market sell-off and rapidly rebounded from a lower gap opening near $42.
The rest of this week, it's again traded solidly above $43 a share. In fact, a quick look at the long-term chart shows that - with the exception of Monday - JPM hasn't closed below $43 since March 12th. And, given the healthy earnings and a "powerful buy" rating last Thursday from Zacks Investment Research, it probably won't close below that level again.
At least not in the next week or two...
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| Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
| 06:00 AM |
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Using Options to Make a Quick Profit on J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) Earnings
It's earnings season again!
Among the most eagerly awaited results will be the financial earnings, many of which are still struggling to fully recover from the 2008-2009 financial collapse.
The projections released so far look pretty rosy.
First up is J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The heavily watched investment bank reports this Friday the 13th.
According to Zacks Investment Research, J.P. Morgan will earn $1.14 a share versus just 90 cents in the final quarter of 2011.
Other financial earnings winners projected by Zacks include:
- Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) expected to report earnings of 98 cents next Monday, up from 38 cents the prior quarter;
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) projected to report $3.22 next Tuesday, up from $1.84 last time;
- Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) expected to report 47 cents on Thursday, April 19, up from a loss of 14 cents in the last quarter.
Of course, life isn't totally golden for all the financials. A few are expected to release less-than-stellar results.
They include:
- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) which also reports on Friday the 13th (is that a bad omen?), is expected to show flat results - 72 cents a share versus 73 cents last quarter;
- Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is projected to see a drop from 15 cents to 12 cents when it reports April 19.
The point is, the mixed projections reflect the fact there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the outlook for the financials.
Even those with good numbers this time could face storm clouds ahead.
The Financial Earnings Season Game Plan
For starters, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and BofA, along with Ally Financial Inc., all face future hits thanks to the $25 billion settlement reached in February regarding foreclosures and malfeasance in handling mortgages left worthless by the housing crisis.
J.P. Morgan must also pay new federal penalties as a result of a settlement last week in the civil suit over actions it took that helped lead to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
On the other hand, Wells Fargo, JPM, BAC and many others could get a significant boost from the new and improved version of the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP 2.0) adopted last month.
So, given all this, how can you hope to profit from any move in the financial stocks in the wake of their upcoming earnings releases?
Obviously, simply buying the stocks ahead of the reports is not the answer.
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| Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
| 12:01 PM |
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CME Bags GreenX
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) recently announced the acquisition of US-based second-largest carbon exchange – GreenX Holdings LLC. This is a significant step toward achieving new scale in the energy market products. However, the terms and pricing of the deal remains undisclosed. Formed in 2008, GreenX provides novel futures and options contracts for environmental markets in [...]
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