United Healthcare (Ticker: UNH) this morning reported first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts, and lifted its outlook on expectations that it will continue to expand benefits while managing costs, wrote TheStreet’s M. Corey Goldman. The New York-based company said it earned $35.6 billion, or $3.73 a share on an adjusted basis, vs. $29.2 billion, or $3.04 […]
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Mathematically speaking, Cost of carry (COC) is the annualized interest percentage cost for a futures contract versus a similar position in cash market and carried to maturity of the futures contract, less any dividend expected till the expiry of the contract. Imagine you had to buy a commodity and store this for future delivery for […]
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A butterfly is an options spread that is simply a combination of two vertical call or put spreads. How do you analyze the profit and loss ramification as the underlying stock moves up or down and we approach expiration? See how we do this by clicking the video below. Follow me on Twitter @CboeSib
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We have talked about the pros and cons of stop orders in the past. But, how does one actually enter one of these types of orders? The nuts and bolts of how to do this will change from platform to platform, but here is an example of how to do it on TD Ameritrade’s ThinkOrSwim […]
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Risk. It is a fact of life for a trader. Without risk, there is no reward. Risk is not a bad thing in and of itself. However, you must quantify and manage your risk. In this video, I explain how to identify and manage the risk of a credit spread that is in the money […]
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When trading options, position allocation is one of the keys to avoiding undue variance in your trading portfolio. Watch this short video on how to access your risk and allocate accordingly. Follow me on Twitter @MikeShorrCBOT
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We spoke about our positions in Cree Incorporated (Ticker: CREE) late last week. Today, we revisit our position as we continued to manage this position. Click the video below to see how we handled. CREE and how we are maximizing the value of our plays Follow me at on Twitter @CboeSib
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We also have a couple of positions on in Cree Incorporated (Ticker: CREE) Click the video below to see what is going on with CREE and how we continue to manage our risk and how this position has evolved over time into what we have on now. Follow me at on Twitter @CboeSib
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We have had a position on in Shopify (Ticker: SHOP) for a little more than a week now. SHOP took a bit of a hit early on but has rallied back nicely and the position is performing nicely. Click the video below to see what is going on with SHOP and how we continue to […]
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Mathematically speaking, Cost of carry (COC) is the annualized interest percentage cost for a futures contract versus a similar position in cash market and carried to maturity of the futures contract, less any dividend expected till the expiry of the contract. Imagine you had to buy a commodity and store this for future delivery for […]
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