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A financial crash in suspended animation
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Economy A financial crash in suspended animation A car passes a billboard advertising a building development project in Budva on the Montenegrin coast . Comment?
Mead Johnson Nutrition Targeted by Synthetic Shorts on Bristol Myers Spinoff
The hot trade on Wall Street during the past several trading sessions has been an arbitrage play on Bristol-Myers Squibb and its spin-off Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Comment?
Trader Employs Puts to Bet on a Bounce for Corning Incorporated
However, the investor took the optimistic road less traveled by employing puts instead of calls. Comment?
Put and Call Players Bet Bearishly on Amedisys, Inc.
More specifically, some investors were spooked after the government expanded a task force to investigate Medicare fraud in Baton Rouge - headquarters of the healthcare firm - though a company spokesman told Reuters that neither Amedisys nor its employees have been contacted. Comment?
Put Sellers Predict a Long-Term Foothold for Fifth Third Bancorp
More specifically, the banking issue saw almost 5,300 puts cross the tape, compared to its average daily volume of fewer than 1,750 contracts. Comment?
Traders Jump on Electronic Arts (ERTS) Calls
This volume was nearly triple the equity's average daily call trading volume of 4,974 contracts. Comment?
Bearish Bets Build on YRC Worldwide
On Wednesday, more than 74,100 contracts changed hands, which is more than five times the equity's average daily trading volume of 14,291 contracts, according to WhatsTrading.com. In addition, nearly 56% of the volume was on the put side. Comment?
Optimism Blossoms on UnitedHealth Group (UNH) as Call Trading Rises
This jump in volume was more than six times the equity's average daily trading volume of 26,004 contracts, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. In addition, approximately 80% of the volume crossed the tape on the call side. Comment?
ETF Portfolio Solutions Changes Name to ETF Portfolio Partners
... tax efficiency, and diversification benefits of index mutual funds and the liquidity, flexibility and intra-day trading of common stocks. Presently, there are over 800 ETFs with total global assets of nearly $1 trillion. ETF Portfolio ... Comment?
Stock trade to start an hour early
Both bourses will halt trading at 3:30 pm. The BSE, which is Asia's oldest stock exchange, has been trying to steal a march over its rival, which accounts for 75 per cent of the trading volumes in the cash market and nearly all of the derivative volumes. Comment?
Uncertainty over SC ruling on NRO triggers profit-taking at KSE
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KARACHI: Uncertainty over the ruling by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the National Reconciliation Ordinance issue triggered profit-taking at the Karachi stock market on Wednesday. Comment?
Kuwait hits 5-week high on PM vote; most Gulf bourses upbeat
Kuwait 's index rose 1.2% to 7,014 points. The Qatar Exchange index climbed 0.4% to 7,168 points. Comment?
Kuwait in 5-wk high on PM vote, Gulf mkts up
Kuwait's index hit a five-week closing high on Wednesday after the prime minister survived a key vote and most other Gulf Arab markets advanced in subdued trading as investors paused ahead of full-year earnings. Comment?
Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) Draws Near-Term Put Traders
Brokerage firm JMP Group on Tuesday slashed its fourth-quarter, fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 per-share profit predictions for The Charles Schwab Corporation , helping to pressure the shares into the red. Comment?
Put Volume Picks Up Steam on J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
At the recent Credit Suisse Retail Roundup, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Chief Executive Mike Ullman indicated that the retail environment hasn't yet shown definitive signs of a turnaround, analyst Michael Exstein reported in a note to clients. Comment?
Straddle Strategist Expects Post-Earnings Volatility for Paychex, Inc.
As such, option traders on both sides of the tape have rushed to place their bets ahead of the event. Comment?
Option Traders Flock to Wells Fargo
This surge in volume was more than triple the equity's average daily trading volume of 89,860 contracts, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. Looking at the action in the front three months of options, we find that the December 27 call added more than 3,000 new positions, while the December 24 put shed 3,000 positions. Comment?
Traders Liquidate Puts on Cisco Systems
This jump in volume was more than double the equity's average daily trading volume of 44,700 contracts, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. Furthermore, roughly 64% of the volume changed hands on the put side. Comment?
Put Trading Swells on SunTrust Banks Inc.
This surge in volume was more than five times the equity's average daily trading volume of 14,112 contracts, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. Furthermore, it appears that traders had a preference for puts, as 68.8% of the volume changed hands on the put side. Comment?
Kuwait on 5-wk high on PM vote, Gulf mkts up
Kuwait's index hit a five-week closing high on Wednesday after the prime minister survived a key vote and most other Gulf Arab markets advanced in subdued trading as investors paused ahead of full-year earnings. Comment?