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• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 20th, 2010 at 2:59 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles looks at the move in $CREE off earnings last night, moves in $RMBS, $ANN, $HUM and big players in $BAC. read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 19th, 2010 at 1:28 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks trades coming after a few $IBM puts, rallies in healthcare names $AET $HUM $UNH after large call buying last week, and quiet action in $GS in front of earnings later this week.   read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 15th, 2010 at 2:12 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks options action following $JPM and $INTC earnings, and traders buying out of the money calls in $LEAP expecting a takeover.   read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 13th, 2010 at 3:02 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks call buying in Constellation Energy $CEG, active options action in $AAPL with trader going after the 210 calls, out of the money put buyers in $MSFT, and traders focusing on Friday earnings out of $JPM. read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 8th, 2010 at 3:04 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks weakness in energy stocks, but call buying in $XOM, $MSFT in play with CES going on, the January 30 puts being bought aggressively, and $TIF seeing a put spread.   read more...

• Short Sales: An Integral Part of Price Discovery
  CBOE, | January 7th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

  

  In 2009, CBOE stepped up its already vigorous regulatory initiatives by working proactively with regulators and legislators to help shape regulatory reform. The year 2010 likely will hold more of the same.  In this installment, CBOE Executive Vice Chairman Edward Tilly discusses CBOE's perspective on the importance of short sales for bona fide hedging activities of market makers. read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 6th, 2010 at 2:29 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks nibbling in $GLD calls looking for a rally, persistent call buyers in $AAPL going into CES, and heavy action in the airlines $XAL including $DAL.   read more...

• Flash Trading: The Simple Economics
  CBOE, | January 5th, 2010 at 1:32 pm

  

  In 2009, CBOE stepped up its already vigorous regulatory initiatives by working proactively with regulators and legislators to help shape regulatory reform.  This is the second in a series of releases in the CBOE Newsroom (www.cboenews.com) that will offer background, status and CBOE views on issues in the regulatory spotlight.  In this installment, CBOE Executive Vice Chairman Edward Tilly discusses CBOE's perspective on flash trading. read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | January 4th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks call buying in Bank of America $BAC, activity in the 20 strike price calls in $INTC, the gold ETF $GLD seeing some strange call activity, and $APPL options in play with tablet rumors abound.   read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | December 30th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks heavy action in $XOM options, strong call buying in $DVN, traders coming after out of the money calls in $MGM, and call buyers coming after $AAPL. read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | December 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks action in $QCOM calls, $DELL seeing some interesting call buying, with put buying in $X and $GG.  Also interesting activity in $STEC and $LLL.   read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | December 28th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks options plays in the retail sector $XRT, rumors of the $AAPL tablet driving calls higher, Ford $F seeing active call buying, and interesting action in $GE options.   read more...

• Record-High Correlations Pose Challenges For Modern Portfolio Theory
  CBOE, | December 23rd, 2009 at 3:56 pm

  

  Over the past two years, and particularly during the financial crisis of 2008, investors have asked many questions about their investments, including:

  (1) Have the correlations for many asset classes recently skyrocketed to record-high levels near 1?
  (2) Did volatility reach record-high levels in 2008?
  (3) Do the widely accepted principles of diversification and modern portfolio theory (MPT) work anymore?
  (4) How can investors properly diversify and manage investment risk in their investment portfolios? read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | December 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks the falling $VIX, active cal buying in $NFLX on takeover chatter, speculation about an annoucement from $NVDA at the consumer electronics show coming up, and higher than normal implied volatility in $MSFT.   read more...

• Afternoon Options Report
  CBOE, | December 18th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

  

  Today on the Afternoon Options Report, Angela Miles talks huge options volume in $RIMM after blowout earnings last night, traders coming after calls in $AAPL, a big disappointment in $PALM, and a spike in volatility in $APOL due to government intervention in the for profit education industry.   read more...