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The Options Market Surges Past Another Milestone Posted on www.theoptionsinsider.com by Mark S. Longo Another Record Falls 2008 has certainly been an eventful year for the options market. There have been explosions in the VIX and implosions in many of the major indices and commodity...

Think or Swim is an excellent broker for a beginning options trader. If you want more education/information aside from their site, then you should check out the following free sites: www.cboe.com/LearnCenter www.optionseducation.org www.theoptionsinsider.com...

Most people trade the Eminis against SPY ETF options. They are similar in size and pricing structure, so it works out well.

What's with your hatred of ScotTrade?

Whatever the VIX is trading at today. That is the highest ever...

I think it's a combination of several things: - exploding premiums making options too expensive - market makers and customers having no clue what was allowed under the ban - market makers being unable to hedge, so they widened out their spreads

Banning Short Selling Could Have Disastrous Consequences For The Options Market Posted on www.TheOptionsInsider.com in Industry by Mark S. Longo The Law of Unintended Consequences Whenever the government enacts sweeping reform of the financial markets, it is a good bet that there are...

Rise Of The CME Leviathan Posted on www.TheOptionsInsider.com in Comment Letter by Mark S. Longo Rise Of The CME Leviathan Money Talks CME Group completed its acquisition of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) this week. The acquisition marked the final act in a dramatic takeover...

Options Market Winners & Losers Posted on www.theoptionsinsider.com in Industry by Mark S. Longo OPTIONS MARKET WINNERS & LOSERS The battle for options dominance continued unabated this month. Below is a breakdown of the overall market share numbers for July 2008: July 2008 Total...

Will The Futures Market Kill The Options Golden Goose? Posted at www.theoptionsinsider.com by Mark S. Longo The July Explosion The options market has been growing at an amazing clip for the past seven years. While other financial markets have stagnated, new entrants continue to flood into...

Bears Seize Citi (C) Despite Stock Strength Posted at http://www.theoptionsinsider.com in Trading & Technology by Frederic Ruffy Bears Seize Citi (C) Despite Stock Strength Sentiment in Citigroup (C) remains cautious despite a recent rebound in the share price. Shares of the financial...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/86189-burying-the-hatchet-cboe-cme-and-the-road-ahead Burying the Hatchet: CBOE, CME and the Road Ahead by: Mark Longo posted on: July 22, 2008 about stocks: CME / NYX Burying the Hatchet A few weeks ago, the derivatives market received news that...

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080722/shanahan_options_backdating.html?.v=1 Former hockey team owner pleads guilty on options Tuesday July 22, 4:03 pm ET By Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer Former St. Louis Blues owner Michael Shanahan pleads guilty in options backdating case ST. LOUIS...

http://www.hedgeco.net/news/07/2008/paulson-wants-a-say-in-hedge-fund-breakdowns.html Paulson Wants a Say in Hedge Fund Breakdowns July 23rd, 2008 New York (HedgeCo.Net) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson outlined a plan yesterday that may give some power to the U.S. government when...

http://www.theoptionsinsider.com/industry/?id=952 The Perfect Options Storm Posted on 7/16/2008 in Industry by Mark S. Longo The Perfect Options Storm 1. Fears over the potential collapse of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae 2. The surging VIX 3. Rising oil prices & concerns of a...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7654122 Hedge fund manager offers plan for Fannie, Freddie * Reuters * , Tuesday July 15 2008 (New throughout with comments from Ackman) By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Herbert Lash BOSTON/NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Hedge...

http://www.devono.com/News/Morgan-Stanley:-Look-to-property-derivatives/18687188/ Morgan Stanley: Look to property derivatives by Devono | 16 Jul 2008 Morgan Stanley: Look to property derivatives Morgan Stanley has recommended investors look to property...

http://www.theoptionsinsider.com/tradingtechnology/?id=937 Roller Coaster Week for VIX & VIX Options This has been another roller coaster week for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). The VIX began the week hovering around 25. Monday's session saw a brief spike in the index. However...

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24006311-643,00.html?from=public_rss Derivatives exposure still dogs banks Adele Ferguson | July 12, 2008 NATIONAL Australia Bank's announcement yesterday that it was in discussions with ABN AMRO to buy its Australian and New Zealand...

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1136083920080711 Hedge fund managers throw weight behind Obama Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:03pm EDT By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers are famous for betting against conventional wisdom, and this year many are doing just...