Category Archives: Stock Option Trading News

Option symbols are going away… That’s right, stock options symbols as we’ve known them are going away. Beginning on February 12, 2010 the current option symbols will be replaced with new stock option symbols. The change is nothing to be … Continue reading →

EMC Corporation’s (EMC) call option volume spiked yesterday and its stock price was unchanged. If you’re looking for products to store and manage your data, then EMC may have just what you need. EMC offers information storage systems, networked attached … Continue reading →

MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) stock options went haywire yesterday and its stock price was up about 2%. MEMC is based in St. Peters Missouri and is in the business of silicon wafers. It’s wafers are used for all sorts of … Continue reading →

Call option volume for Verigy (VRGY) was significantly up yesterday, and there does not appear to be any related news. Verigy announced on October 6 that it was providing its high speed memory system product to ISE Labs, good news, … Continue reading →

Stock and option volume for Aetna (AET) and Cigna (CI) popped up on the radar yesterday. Aetna’s and Cigna’s stocks were both down around 1.5% yesterday, yet with a large amount of option activity. Not any significant news to go … Continue reading →

Brokers are placing limitations on leveraged ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) sales and in some cases stopping them completely. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has also weighed in, reminding brokers this past June to use caution when selling leveraged ETFs. … Continue reading →

In September 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted emergency rules to penalize short sellers who failed to deliver borrowed shares at settlement (naked short selling). These rules were set to expire on July 31, 2009, but on July … Continue reading →

Investors in stocks naturally like it when stocks are on the upswing, but don’t like it when stocks are sliding downward. One way to cushion the downside is with an in-the-money covered call investing strategy. Generally, investors consider covered calls … Continue reading →

Mountain View, California-based Google Corporation (GOOG), best known for its white page search engine and recently its Chrome web browser, announced on Tuesday (07-08-09) that it is working on a PC operating system called ChromeOS. Google is currently aiming the … Continue reading →

In light of the slight upswing of the national economy, the housing market has begun to follow suit. According to the Commerce Department, construction of new homes has risen 17.2 percent in the last month, higher than the rate economists … Continue reading →