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A Morning Cup Of Coffee Becomes ETN Inspiration

Can coffee deliver a jolt to your exchange traded note (ETN) portfolio? Sure, you can cut back on food as prices get higher. But give up the morning java? Never!
As anyone who’s been to a cafe recently can attest, coffee isn’t cheap and it’s poised to get even pricier. In Brazil, the cost of fertilizer and farm labor is putting the squeeze on profits, r…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 15:00

Week Ahead: 14 Jul - 18 Jul

We are heading into the earnings season and we’ve got many Tech and Financial bellwether stocks reporting this week. Add that to loads of economic data as well as Options Expiration week, its going to be very interesting. As always, be sure to check for earnings date when you’re holding overnight positions.Mon:Notable earnings: PNRA, NVLSTue: PPI, NY Empire State Index, Retail Sales Business InventoriesN…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 14:21

Is There a Uranium ETF In the Future? Until Then, Exposure Can Be Had In Nuclear Funds

The price of uranium has been ticking higher, making nuclear-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) attractive.
At the time, Richard Kang for Seeking Alpha wrote an article about the price increases last year, ways to get diversified exposure to uranium was through stocks for companies such as Unranium Participation Corp (…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 14:00

Closing Bell: Hypnotize

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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:37

Earnings, Ecomomic Releases and Option Expiration - Here’s What To Watch!

Last week, financial institutions took a beating as fear spread throughout the sector. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both traded as if they were going under. Over the weekend, the government stepped in to rescue the agencies. In an unprecedented move, the government stated that they would go as far as buying equity in the agencies. This helped to calm stormy waters and the market jumped higher on the open. Many foreign banks are heavily invested in these two mortgage agencies and a “fail” would have had global repercussions. Asia alone holds almost $1 trillion worth of their mortgage backed bonds. …
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:34

Earnings, Ecomomic Releases and Option Expiration - Here’s What To Watch!

14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:34

Order Backlog Might Keep Aerospace ETFs Afloat

Aerospace companies are forecasting a drop in orders, which might leave some exchange traded funds (ETFs) grounded if it comes to pass, thanks to years of orders left to fill.
The two largest plane makers - Boeing (BA) and Airbus - have a backlog of orders stretching so many years ahead, that if you were to order a new aircraft now, it may not be ready until 2017, r…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:00

Rally Insurance

Long AAPL 185’s….Half now, half above $180….
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 12:32

iPhone and Apple Geekery Could Help Tech ETFs

Will the numbers for retail exchange traded funds (ETFs) be better this month? The rumors have been that consumers are sticking to the necessities as gas and oil prices reach new heights, but Apple (AAPL…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 12:00

Afternoon Cheer

Got a question earlier regarding options in FRE. Namely why are puts down with the stock down. Are market makers in there manipulating?First off, if MM’s had that kind of power, I would still be one….
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 11:57

Volatility and Sentiment Tidbits…and Today Doesn’t Matter

Some semi-random thoughts inspired by today’s market action: The VIX:VXV ratio spiked up to 1.12 at 1:12 p.m. EDT (I’m not superstitious, but that’s an interesting bullish signal)The underappreciated VXN (volatility index for the N…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 11:34

Volatility and Sentiment Tidbits…and Today Doesn’t Matter

14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 11:34

Fannie, Freddie Bailout Plan Doesn’t Appease Financial ETFs

Financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trading sharply lower earlier today, in spite of a spelled-out government plan to toss a lifesaver to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The plan, in short, is meant to show that the government is ready to take any steps necessary to prevent the credit crisis from taking over the financial markets. The Federal Reserve said it would lend money to Fannie and Freddie if needed, r…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 11:00

China ETFs Can Help Investors Harness Asian e-commerce

The latest trends in consumer spending are important for exchange traded fund(ETF) investors to understand, and give insight into the lucrative areas of the market.
Where better to look than to MasterCard, for information concerning consumer spending? Their latest study was done based on Asian e-commerce trends, r…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 10:00

Bastille Day Volatility Special

Unfortunately we will have to cut back our regularly scheduled overcoverage of French anchoring talent in light of …..actual interesting developments in the options marts.FNM and FRE options insane on any rationale “percentage of the stock you have to pay for the options” metric. But with the stocks so low, the eye-popping ability has limits….
Original Source: adamsoptions.blogspot.com

14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 9:25

Dear Option Addict,

On occasion I like to dig deep into the "OA Mailbag" and share some of the "best of the best" e-mails that I get everyday. Lately, it seems as if the "off-color" e-mails have been piling up, giving me a vast supply to share with you, the reader. Since I am still in the process of sizing up the market to take down a few trades, I figured I would share this e-mail whilst I wait. Enjoy.Disclaimer:&…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 8:18

Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:MRVL): Colour on RIMM chatter - Avian

Avian Securities is out this morning reiterating their positive opinion on Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:MRVL) specifically putting into perspective some of the fears with regard to RIMM. Also they are once again outlining where they believe there is upside to their and street numbers, and why MRVL remains one of their favorite ideas.Amtech is out indicating this morning that FSL has displaced MRVL in its 2.5G “Javelin” product due mid ‘09. While Avian is still trying to confirm whether MRVL won or lost this socket they would note that the Javelin product appears to be a lower end, lower cost, product aimed at less advanced networks. L…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 8:00

Fed’s Plan is Not The Panacea

There was big weekened news before markets opened, Fed will rescue Fannie(FNM) and Freddie and stock futures just shot-up and so were FNM, FRE and Lehman (LEH).

According to Market watch story, the White House and Federal Reserve moved to give the mortgage giants the capital they need to survive the depression in the housing market and turmoil in financial markets that had left them dangling over a cliff. Of most immediate importance, the Fed’s board of governors voted to open up its emergency discount window to Fannie and Freddie. In addition, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that he will seek congressional authorization to buy stock in the two companies and increase the government’s credit line. A…
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14 July, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 7:39

PPT on the Clock

The Plunge Protection Team (shown) going to have to get cranking in the financials.I want to do a little analysis of the FNM options board, but I can’t type fast enough to keep it contemporaneous. The stock had a 35% rally to the highs, then gave it all back by 9:50 AM….
Original Source: adamsoptions.blogspot.com