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The purpose of this article is to provide you with a brief introduction to the world of stock options. We will go over the background theory, present real examples, and briefly explain why an investor might utilize options instead of buying stocks outright. What is an option? An option is a...

There is strong activity in the options market on The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) this morning. In a tweet from the CBOE, there is strong activity in the Allstate January 33–36 call spread, as 76,000 contracts have been traded. Shares of Allstate are higher on the day, gaining 22 cents to...

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported August volumes that were weaker than expected as its market share decling to 27% from 30%, JP Morgan reports. As a result, JP Morgan is lowering EPS estimates for 2010 by $0.05 and $0.12 for 2011, and also has lowered the price target to $22 (from $23)....

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is currently trading 42.25, off 7.73% on the session. This comes after the index hit a high of 48.20 earlier in the session, as the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) was selling off hard, down to the 1050 handle. The market has since rallied off those lows and is now up...

Just wanted to clue traders into two interesting metrics about yesterday. First: The CBOE reported that options volume as a whole exploded yesterday. 16.6 million put options traded and 12.3 million call options traded, totaling 28.9 million contracts. This is very close to the record trading...

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is running higher on the session by 5.16%, currently at 35.28 and the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) struggles once again. The front month future is also higher on the session $0.80, currently at $31.75. I am seeing one huge trade in the June contract where the June...

The May options for the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) came off the board this morning. The settlement, which occurs on the opening print of the June options, came in at 34.53. This number is well within the normal movement that occurs on settlements given that the VIX’s opening print was 34.65...

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is currently higher on the session by 8.58% to 33.92 as the overall market (NYSE: SPY) sells off once again. I am seeing one huge trade in the pits today. The May $35/June $37.50 calendar spread was traded 50,000 times for $0.50. (This trade was also executed...

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is markedly higher today, currently at 32.31, up 21.10% on the session, as the overall market falls. The S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is currently lower by 26 points to 1,131 today. VIX futures are running significantly higher as well today with the front month...

The Daily Vol The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is falling once again today, currently at 25.40, off 10.31% on the session. The futures are all lower today as well with the front month shedding a hefty $2.15, now trading $24.95. June and July are also lower on the day, by $1.35 and $1.20 to $25...

The market gave up the gains it had going for itself midday, but still managed to close largely flat on the session. The S&P 500 was off 0.34%, the DJIA was down 0.34% as well, and NASDAQ was higher by 0.03%. The CBOE Volatility index closed lower on the session by 1.80% to 28.32. Options...

The overall market is trading flat on the session with the S&P 500 shedding only 1 point. Notably, however, the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is falling again today to 28.16, off 1.32%. The VIX was as low as 25.86 earlier in the session, but has since rebounded. The front month future is...

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is currently up 17.32% on the session to 38.48. The VIX futures are also on the rise today with the front month gaining $1.90 to $31.10, June gaining $0.90 to $30.00, and July up $0.65 to $29.95. The term structure of a “normal” VIC is now completely out of...