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Episode Synopsis
Xpress Block: We have special guest co-host: Barry Metzger, CEO
of optionsXpress. He discusses:
The latest developments at OX.
Interesting platform upgrades and tech overhauls
What are the OX clients trading during the height of earnings
season?
Any interesting customer questions/feedback?
Trading Block: Options Traders Brace for Amazon Earnings. Amazon
at $612.60. ATM straddle $49, approx. 8%. LinkedIn Corporation -
$123. ATM straddle $16.20, approx. 13%. Earnings before the bell:
CME, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Company, MasterCard
Incorporated, MSCI Inc, Time Warner Cable, United Parcel Service,
Viacom Inc. It was a rough week for Apple - $96.20 today. Stock
crushed post-earnings, opened down $8.35 or 8%. Icahn bails out on
Apple stock. Nasdaq mulls new exchange to ease trading in illiquid
ETFs.
Odd Block: Calls trade in Methanex Corp (MEOH), calls and stock
trade in Ebay Inc. (EBAY), and calls trade in KKR and Co.
(KKR).
Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Question from Mohammed - Hi Mark! The Options Insider website
is superb resource for new and experienced options traders. I know
your weekly newsletter you folks you report significant/unusual
done options trading activity across stock and ETFs. After
searching on your site and overall online, I have found it quite
difficult to locate a website which details some of the terminology
used when describing the large blocks traded (e.g. "price
variation"). If you could compile a glossary or an overview of how
to view/assess options order flow that would be excellent. Keep up
the great work! Thanks.
Question from Maha - How difficult is it to become a successful
options day trader?
Around the Block: A review of after-hours prices for LNKD, AMZN.
Earnings parade continues with CBOE and XOM. Will the Icahn dump of
AAPL have a longer-term impact. Central bank flim flammery.
of optionsXpress. He discusses:
The latest developments at OX.
Interesting platform upgrades and tech overhauls
What are the OX clients trading during the height of earnings
season?
Any interesting customer questions/feedback?
Trading Block: Options Traders Brace for Amazon Earnings. Amazon
at $612.60. ATM straddle $49, approx. 8%. LinkedIn Corporation -
$123. ATM straddle $16.20, approx. 13%. Earnings before the bell:
CME, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Company, MasterCard
Incorporated, MSCI Inc, Time Warner Cable, United Parcel Service,
Viacom Inc. It was a rough week for Apple - $96.20 today. Stock
crushed post-earnings, opened down $8.35 or 8%. Icahn bails out on
Apple stock. Nasdaq mulls new exchange to ease trading in illiquid
ETFs.
Odd Block: Calls trade in Methanex Corp (MEOH), calls and stock
trade in Ebay Inc. (EBAY), and calls trade in KKR and Co.
(KKR).
Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Question from Mohammed - Hi Mark! The Options Insider website
is superb resource for new and experienced options traders. I know
your weekly newsletter you folks you report significant/unusual
done options trading activity across stock and ETFs. After
searching on your site and overall online, I have found it quite
difficult to locate a website which details some of the terminology
used when describing the large blocks traded (e.g. "price
variation"). If you could compile a glossary or an overview of how
to view/assess options order flow that would be excellent. Keep up
the great work! Thanks.
Question from Maha - How difficult is it to become a successful
options day trader?
Around the Block: A review of after-hours prices for LNKD, AMZN.
Earnings parade continues with CBOE and XOM. Will the Icahn dump of
AAPL have a longer-term impact. Central bank flim flammery.
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