options trading

Between Wednesday's closing bell and Friday's market open, four heavyweight companies will report earnings and the options market is pricing a massive $24 billion swing in their collective market caps. American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) will report...

Scoreboard: Last week ended on a sour note for the bulls after much promise. It's only fair though since much of the exuberance came from questionable rumors of Greek deals. Headlines are harmful to traders since they can ruin the homework. Once a headline comes out, the price action...

Scoreboard It was a green Friday, but bulls cannot claim a clean victory. The day's outcome was in jeopardy and with minutes to go, a rumor broke out about Intel buying Altera. Intel then rocketed 4 percent higher. Intel is a heavyweight in all major indices, so it propped up indices that...

One of the most dangerous endeavors that individual investors and “wannabe” traders can engage in is options trading. Stock and index options bring with them a degree of leverage and time restrictions that have the capability to blow up an account in pretty short order, something...