The recent problems faced by options folk have been of an altogether different sort: they have not been able to get their hands on shares on which they have sold calls (the right to buy).
During the past 10 sessions, speculators on the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) bought to open 11.56 calls for every put on the shares.
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In your car, you'll be able to surf the Net, get e-mail, buy and sell shares and carry on conference calls.
Fresh interest in front month calls on CBRL suggests one or more traders are positioning for shares in the name to extend gains in the near term.
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Adding to the pressure on the shares were a pair of highly bearish analyst calls.
The trader profits on the short stock if shares drop, while the long calls hedge potential bullish movement in the price of the underlying through expiration in March.
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Traders snapping up weekly calls on the stock are well-positioned to benefit from further upside in the shares in the near term.
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The trader receives a net credit of 10 cents on the trade and will attain the right to exercise the calls in the event that shares rally higher by about 8%.
There will be investor calls every quarter, the awareness that people are buying his stock based on expectations of future earnings, shares being traded daily.
During the past 10 days, in fact, speculators on the ISE, CBOE, and PHLX have bought to open 22.90 puts for every call on the shares, marking a near annual-high pace of put buying relative to calls.
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There have been calls for a "patriotic" rally on Monday, but European investors appear to have been unconvinced, sending shares lower last week.
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