Option Block 524: From Footloose to Options Trading
Trading Block: Weekend Review: VIX Options and Futures 5/9 through 5/13. Has VIX bottomed? Yen volatility surges as Central Bank meetings loom. Hedge funds are not what they used to be.
Odd Block: Puts trade in Twitter Inc. (TWTR), puts trade in Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB), and puts trade in CF Industries Holdings inc. (CF)
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses ratio spreads and sector investing.
Mail Block: Last week, the options question of the week was "What is your favorite options trading film?" TWTR weighed in with the following:
69% Trading Places
23% Rogue Trader
8%…
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