Recently, new mini options contracts began trading on five of the largest, listed securities: Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG) SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). As opposed to their larger parents, which represent 100 shares of the underlying securities, these new offspring cover only ten shares of the underlying […]
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Mini Options
On March 18, 2013 Mini Options will begin trading on many exchanges. The new Mini contracts will represent 10 shares of an underlying security, rather than the 100 shares standard options contracts normally cover. Strike prices will be at the same price levels as standard contracts, and the minimum price variation for bids and offers […]
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50 Percent Of Investors Are Bullish — "There’s Your Counter Indicator."
Last Thursday, CNBC’s Street Signs, Amanda Drury, said this about individual investor sentiment (Time Marker 6:15 – 6:20): CNBC Street Signs, 7/11/2013 Source: Link Did you see the face she made? Precious, no? Today, I found this in my Inbox: The so-called “Bernanke Put” is back in play. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 3% […]