Option Block 489: Biggest Winners and Losers of 2015
Trading Block: OCC 2015 cleared contract volume third highest ever at 4.2B. Options traders adding to bullish bets on Europe stocks for 2016. Stocks plunge as Dow tumbles about 420; S&P falls below 2,000.
Odd Block “Best of” 2015:
Weird trade of the year - 11/30/15 - Put rolls and calls going up in Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA)
Loser of the year - 6/1/15 - Possible upside Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) butterfly.
Most ironic winner of the year - 10/26/15 - Mens Wearhouse (MW) buy call/sell stock.
Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses what to do if you are selling a put and the market goes against…
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