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- Not All ETF Products Are Created Alike
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When commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) were on a bull run this summer, London-based ETF Securities was right there with its line of funds aimed squarely at the sector.
The provider, which actually runs products known as exchange traded commodities (ETCs), is the first to launch funds targeted at gold and oil. While oil has stepped […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Global Panic - Exit Bearish Positions - Gradually Sell OTM Puts!
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There is good news on the horizon. If the market keeps up its current pace, it will stop going down in two weeks. Unfortunately, it will be at zero. I have to keep a sense of humor throughout all of this or I will lose my sanity. As a subscriber, you know that I have been bearish. However, I did not expect a crash of this magnitude. Overnight, global markets were down from 7-10%. Many exchanges suspended trading. You can run, but you can’t hide. There aren’t any safe havens and all stocks are being sold hard. Brokerage firms have raised …
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Dow, S&P, ETFs Wrap Up a Stormy Week
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Most of the major indexes ended lower today, capping a volatile and losing week for stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
It could have been worse, though. The Dow dropped nearly 700 points at the opening, before fluctuating wildly in the last hour to close down about 125 points, reports Tim Paradis for the Associated Press. […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Two More VIX Records
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Once again, the VIX is in the record books, with two new highs:new closing high: 69.95new intra-day high: 76.94Of course, today is also the first time the VIX traded over 70.In other volatility index news, the VXO (CBOE S&P 100 Volatility Index) closed at 86.14, almost exactly half of the all-time record high of 172.79 from October 20, 1987. The VXO had an intra-day high of 103.18, marking the first time the ‘original VIX’ has been over the 100 mark since 1987….
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Financial Crisis Has Tide Rising on Shipping ETFs
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Financing to ship owners and companies are expected to drop by one-third as money markets are at a standstill, potentially leaving related exchange traded funds (ETFs) lost at sea.
The frozen money markets are driving away the ability of banks to raise funds, and shipping prices are dropping, says the industry’s largest lender.
Alaric Nightingale and Maher […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Covered USO Long Position
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I covered my USO (oil ETF) long shares with two USO puts this afternoon. Oil was a bad trade to get in for me and I’m stopping the bleading for the next few days. While US was trading at $64.00 I bought to open two USO October 66 puts for $4.30 each and paid $871.49 after commissions. $400 of that purchase cost is intrinsic value.
I’m long 100 shares, so on any fall deeper I actually profit with two puts in my hands now - one to cover and one to gain value as USO falls. I went with the nearest term options because I think oil’s fall will continue to be rapid and expect a lot more damage in the next week. I bought these puts in the money to give me a little intrinsic value if oil flattens I won’t lose the entire purchase. If oil comes back somehow I’ll profit on the 100 shares I kept long. This afternoon oil came within a few cents of its limit $10 limit per barrel fall per day. I had never heard they had a limit like that, but just heard it on CNBC. Someone correct me if I misunderstood.
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- ETF Investors Try to Cope With Crisis
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Everyone’s talking about the financial crisis, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and what’s to be done about it.
Americans’ retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion over the past 15 months. And while Money Magazine points out that it’s okay to feel afraid, it’s a little less okay to make decisions based purely on it. […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Off The Lows!
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Financial Crisis Leaves Few Countries, ETFs Untouched
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As the global credit crisis deepens and touches every corner of the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs), the pressure is on the world’s leading economies to stage a major confrontation.
This morning, President Bush spoke and sought to reassure Americans and the markets, promising to solve the crisis. He noted a number of meetings will […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- New DIA Option Position
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The DIAMONDS Trust Series 1 (DIA) is an ETF that seeks to match the results of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). After exiting my SPY (S&P 500 ETF) options this moring for an overall profit, I switched my attention to DIA.
While DIA was trading at $82.32 I bought to open two DIA December 84 puts (DAVXF) for $9.10 each and paid $1831.49 with commisssions. I played around with my entry point for the other leg of my trade, selling lower strike puts. While DIA was trading at $82.68 I s…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Markets, ETFs Pick Up Another Volatile Day
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Wall Street and exchange traded funds (ETFs) opened for trading this morning, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average promptly lost 700 points. Since then, the major indexes have been fluctuating.
A loss of confidence in the world’s financial system and frozen credit markets have led to a 21% loss for the Dow in just 10 days, […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- VIX November Futures
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Per reader request, a chart of the VIX November futures (X8), courtesy of Futuresource.com: …
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Closed Short and Long SPY Puts
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I started looking at what naked puts I’d likely be assigned next week and how much cash I still had in my account and decided I should close out my short and long SPY puts to help avoid going on margin during a bear market. These SPY puts are the ones I got into this week and made the mistake of selling puts to go along with the higher strike puts I bought. I made money on the trades overall, but could have made more if I didn’t sell the puts in an effort to cut my costs.
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Holy Emerging Double Ultra Straddle Prices, Batman
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So as the VIX crosses 70, how about a look at some actual dollars you can now invest in options paper?Been looking to buy puts in Ultra shorts as a way to know how much money I am going to throw away playing for a rally without using actual stops. So I checked out two of the more insane ones, EEV and FXP….
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- VIX to 70.56 as Markets Start to Snap Back
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How long this snap back will last remains to be seen, but there is a strong possibility that we just made an intermediate bottom…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Amusing:
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10/10/02 - low in SPX and end of tech bear mkt10/10/07 - all time high in SPX10/10/08 - today…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Chile’s Officials Hope to Reassure Investors, ETFs
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While almost no one is escaping the wrath of the markets, Chile and its exchange traded fund (ETF) could be poised to rebound in good shape if they play their cards right.
Finance Minister Andres Velasco sought to reassure the public that while they have been affected, Chile is well-protected from the global financial turmoil. Chile […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- OHFDEX One Year Later
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One year ago, in “From Overripe to Vulnerable?” I introduced something I called the OHFdex or listing of Overripe High Fliers, along with 14 CandleGlance charts from StockCharts.com for the highest fliers. Needless to say, the picture one year later is an ugly one. …
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Buy, Right?
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So I’m breezing through some Dorsey Wright newsletter that found it’s way into my email, and lo and behold I see a blurb about buy-writes. They love the idea here. I don’t. Which does lead me to thinking, since among other things, they’re brilliant, and I’m not. So what am I missing?…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- ETF Investors Have Good Energy Alternatives
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Although oil prices have fallen back from their record highs, the shock was enough to make many investors consider the advantages of alternative energy exchange traded funds (ETFs).
As a result, many new alternative energy stocks and funds have surfaced. Areas such as wind, solar, bio-fuel, geothermal and bio-mass energy have become household words, reports MoneyWeek. […]…
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10 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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