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Optimism Increases as Traders Flock to XTO Energy (XTO) Calls
This volume was more than triple the equity's average single-session trading volume of 15,012 contracts.
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Earnings, Expiration Lure Call Players to Patterson Companies, Inc.
Call speculators singled out Patterson Companies, Inc. on Thursday, after the medical-supplies maker reported improved fiscal second-quarter earnings and reiterated its 2010 outlook.
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Last-Minute Bets Pressure SOIR Lower on Limited Brands, Inc.
During the course of the session, the stock saw about 6,100 calls exchanged - more than doubling the number of LTD puts traded, and nearly five times its average daily volume of fewer than 1,250 calls.
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At-the-Money Call Traders Target Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.
Call traders pounced on Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. on Wednesday, as the shipping issue was one of the Street's top single-session performers.
10 Reasons to Believe That We're in a Depression
As the economy drifts listlessly going into this holiday season, thoughts of sugar-plumbed call options and zombie companies , Freddie Mac , and Citibank ) are dancing in the heads of day traders, fund managers and CNBC.
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InterDigital, Inc.'s (IDCC) Gloomy Guidance Lures Last-Minute Put Traders
Wireless technology firm InterDigital, Inc. issued weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue guidance on Tuesday, drawing a massive amount of put players as a result.
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Call Volume Soars on Avon Products Inc.
The brokerage firm lifted its price target on AVP to $38 per share from $35 per share.
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Pessimism Is on the Rise Toward Dell Inc. (DELL) as Shares Struggle with Resistance
Options trading was heavy on Dell Inc. yesterday, as nearly 82,000 contracts changed hands on the shares.
'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed
Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making hasty decisions.
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The TJX Companies' (TJX) SOIR Tags Bullish Peak Ahead of Earnings
During the course of the session, the retailer saw roughly 2,800 calls cross the tape, nearly tripling its average daily volume of fewer than 950 contracts.
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Pessimism Dominates McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Sentiment Backdrop
Closely watched same-store sales rose 6.4% in Europe, helped by Britain, France and Germany.
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Target Corporation (TGT) Call Buyers Aim High Ahead of Earnings
According to Thomson Reuters , the firm is slated to report its third-quarter figures before the opening bell on Tuesday, Nov.
Lubbock businessman charged with fraud in alleged ponzi scheme
The federal government this week charged a Lubbock businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme with fraud.
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Sentiment Shows Signs of Shifting Toward Monsanto Company
Monsanto said it now expects its new Genuity SmartStax corn seed to launch on more than 4 million acres in 2010, up from a range of 3 million to 4 million acres previously expected.
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Option Players Bet on Another Positive Profit Report from Nordstrom, Inc.
Call traders centered on Nordstrom, Inc. on Monday, as investors placed their bets ahead of the firm's turn in the earnings spotlight on Thursday, Nov.
Increase Your Profits With Soft Or Mental Stops
Some sort of loss control should be a requirement for traders in the financial markets.
Sevier swindler Bolze faces up to 90 years in prison
Dennis Bolze, the Gatlinburg day trader accused of swindling investors out of tens of millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme has changed his plea to guilty on all counts.
Most stocks retreat as MBIA, Fluor slump on earnings
Stock prices paused Tuesday taking a breather from the sharp increase in prices in November.
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Clearwire Injection Sparks Option Activity on Sprint Nextel Corporation
Clearwire Injection Sparks Option Activity on Sprint Nextel Corporation Andrea Kramer 11/10/2009 11:57:23 AM Sprint Nextel Corporation has dominated headlines recently, after the telecom titan announced a round of job cuts and said it will invest more capital into partner Clearwire Corp.
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Near-Term Traders Bet on a Pullback for Trina Solar Limited
During the course of the session, the solar concern saw 3,130 puts cross the tape - more than doubling the number of TSL calls traded, and tripling the security's average daily put volume of fewer than 1,000 contracts.
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