Option Block 251: Insider Trading, Options-Style
Option Block 251: Insider Trading, Options-Style
Trading Block: Is the VIX going backwards? The rally has returned. Jobless claims fall by 12,000, sparking the rally. An insider trading case involving options. “For the first time since its inception, high-frequency trading, the bogey machine of the markets, is in retreat.” VXX options hit record open interest. Exchanges finally subject to fines for misconduct.
Odd Block: Unwinding in Dole Food Company, Inc. (DOLE), calls trade in Monster Worldwide Inc. (MMW), and spreads trade in Sangamo Biosciences Inc. (SGMO)
Xpress Block: United Airlines…
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