Options

Is rising volatility here to stay?

November 30, 2014
Is rising volatility here to stay? Not so, according to a chunky play using Vix options on Tuesday morning.

Small-cap protective options in demand as market ebbs

Andrew Wilkinson
November 30, 2014
Tuesday brings a second sharp drop in equity prices without much reasoning.

Trading with boundary binary options

Futures Staff
November 30, 2014
Range trading offers flexibility for binary options traders and is an excellent way to enhance profits in most market conditions.

Option Play: How do soybeans look ahead of today’s USDA report?

Matt McKinney
November 30, 2014
Will today’s USDA report come in line with expectations of the estimates thrown out there by all the analysts?

How long will corn and soybeans fall?

Matt McKinney
November 30, 2014
Will corn and soybeans shrug off the USDA report on June 30 and continue to drop sharply?

Playing the range with binaries

Futures Staff
November 30, 2014
An alternative in low volatility periods is using binary options where your risk is limited.

Is the VIX broken?

Jeff Greenblatt
November 30, 2014
The VIX doesn’t work anymore? If you really look at it that is a little premature.

CarMax call holders rejoice

Andrew Wilkinson
November 30, 2014
Shares in used auto-dealer CarMax Inc. are causing investors to celebrate following a positive earnings announcement that lifted its shares.

What is causing gold and silver to explode?

Matt McKinney
November 30, 2014
What is causing this silver and gold to rally big today fundamentally?

Iraq again? Can we really trust this crude move?

Matt McKinney
November 30, 2014
How serious should we take a WTI crude oil market that trades on emotion and tension in the Middle East?