Dag: 4 november 2012

Chevron: uit de olie

Chevron: uit de olie. Chevron is een Amerikaanse oliemaatschappij die deel uitmaakt van de Dow 30 fondsen. Onderstaande video geeft aan dat het niet zomaar een oliemaatschappij is, maar een veel slechtere. Jarenlang heeft Chevrons voorganger Texaco flink huisgehouden in Ecuador, met dramatische milieuschade tot gevolg.

Nu is Chevron uiteraard niet de enige oliemaatschappij met smerige handen, ook maakte Exxon er in 1989 een bende van: een olietanker botste op Bligh Reef. Ongeveer 1800 km aan kustlijn in Alaska werd vervuild.

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How To Trade Apple Earnings With Options

How To Trade Apple Earnings With Options

By looking at the at-the-money straddle expiring this Friday we can see people are expecting a $ 31.75 move, or about 5% from the current price. (click to enlarge). So what do we do, get long, short? Typically it is not a good idea to get short with …
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Kate Moss confesses to nervous breakdown
It didn’t feel like me at all. I felt really bad about straddling this buff guy. I didn’t like it. I couldn’t get out of bed for two weeks. I thought I was going to die.” I’m not sure many girls would take issue with being paid to straddle Mark …
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Amazon: Option Earnings Plays
a) Buy October 26th 2012 weekly 230 straddle for $ 19.75. The implied volatility of this straddle is seemingly quite high at approximately 121% IV (Implied Volatility). This IV reading is, however misleading because the most important determinant of an …
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Putspread

Option Block 192: Earnings Palooza
I've been trying all morning to execute a simple 1×2 put spread (buy 1, sell 2) all morning, yet when i select put spread from the Xtend dropdown menu in the order ticket, it defaults to having the legs be the same size. Whenever I try to change the …
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Get Into Annaly And Earn Up To 42% With This Simple Strategy
That is where the bull put spread comes into play. It provides you with the opportunity to lock in rather lucrative gains over a short period of time without taking on undue risk. We are not making a long-term case for owning this stock, but simply …
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