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    Understanding the Icahn FDO position

    Why would you waste your time trying to decode that form line by line when the financial press has written ad-nausium about the issue. Just go to Google and you will get at least 20 articles from WSJ, Forbs etc as to what is and might be going on... including the poison pill...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10103398/Archive-Dramatic-original-footage-of-D-Day-invasion.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10879693/D-Day-anniversary-The-Normandy-Veterans-Association-hanging-up-our-colours.html
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    Conservative Options Trades

    PHH: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-phh-corp-phh-050027558.html http://www.thestreet.com/story/12703055/1/phh-corp-stock-downgraded-phh.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    Tiananmen: It is the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFzeNAHEhU http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/us-china-tiananmen-idUSKBN0EE0WN20140603 http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/02/world/asia/china-guo-jian-detained/...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    HSH: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hillshire-talk-tyson-pilgrims-pride-102834959.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=HSH&t=1y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: Jan '15 45/35 bull put spread for a net credit of $35 Yield = 35/965 = 3.6% in 180 days or 7.4% annualized. Prob = 98%...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    UNH: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealth-down-sell-204507881.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=UNH&t=2y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: with UNH at 79.47 Jan'15 90/95 bear call spread for a net credit of $63 Yield = 63/437 = 14.4 % in 228 days or 23.1% annualized Prob = 86%...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/junk-bonds-turn-up-the-risk-for-retirees-2014-05-29 A low risk, high yield strategy: TLT: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=TLT&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: Jan '16 90/85 bull put spread for a net credit of $75 Yield = 75/425 = 17.64% in 592 days =...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    weekend off... better luck next week.... I hope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y066TkPcxM4
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    Conservative Options Trades

    UNH: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/industry-titan-unitedhealth-misses-boom-in-sector-2014-05-29?dist=tcountdown http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?UNH%2CAET%2CCI%2CHUM%2CWLP http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=UNH+Key+Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=UNH+Competitors...
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    American Style futures options Greeks

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_carry
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    Conservative Options Trades

    OREX: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2240043-orexigens-weight-loss-drug-will-be-approved-soon-and-will-lead-market-here-is-why http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=OREX&t=2y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: with OREX at 6.26 June 7/6 strangle for a net debit of $135...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    Maya Angelou died today at age 86. The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/ I am white and born...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    BIIB: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=BIIB+Profile http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BIIB+Key+Statistics http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/financial-statements?symbol=BIIB http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/05/24/3-breakthrough-drugs-yield-1-instant-blockbuster.aspx...
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    Mid price

    Any price can be traded if there is someone who chooses to take the other side. I have often submitted a price that is neither bid nor ask, nor is it mid price, have it never appear on the NBBO and yet have the price taken. This may be an execution within my broker's 'dark pool'... but I will...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    GST: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/earnings-estimates-moving-higher-gastar-111521127.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gastar-exploration-gst-focus-stock-110712716.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=gst Trade: With GST at 7.39 June 5/7.5 bull call spread for a net debit of $190...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    HAPPY: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/young-iranians-arrested-for-being-happy-in-tehran/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 http://blogs.marketwatch.com/themargin/2014/05/20/happy-iranians-arrested-for-dance-video-that-hurt-public-chastity/ The original Pharrell Williams video...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    HD: http://news.investors.com/052014-701499-home-depot-earnings-sales-below-estimates.htm?ven=yahoocp&src=aurlled&ven=yahoo http://finance.yahoo.com/news/even-home-depot-elicits-ouch-225300665.html...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    T: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-aims-tvs-future-48-040336487.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=T Trade: With T at 36.03 Oct 32/27 bull put spread for a net credit of $32 Yield = 32/468 = 6.8% in 152 days or 16.4% annualized Prob = 91% Expectation = .91(32) - .01(468) -...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    KO: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/coca-cola-better-2014-155004209.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=2y&s=KO&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1 Trade: With KO at 40.76 Jan '15 35/30 bull put spread for a net credit of $33 Yield = 33/467 = 7.07% in 245 days or 10.5% annualized Prob = 96%...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    UNG: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/california-heat-provides-glimpse-natgas-121544528.html http://www.etftrends.com/2014/05/natural-gas-etfs-find-support-as-eia-raises-forecast/...
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