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Option Block 455: The Peril of Legging Spreads

The Option Block
The Option Block
Episode • Aug 11, 2015 • 1h 0m

Trading Block: Our special guest today is Vlad Karpel, Founder of Tradespoon. Dow jumps triple digits; oil recovery boosts energy 2%. How should investors play falling Apple stock? Earnings today after the bell: Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Shake Shack, Inc., Take Two Interactive - TTWO $31.38, Straddle - $3.10 - Approx. 10%. BATS gets regulatory nod for second U.S. options exchange.


 


Odd Block: Calls and puts trade in Ensco PLC (ESV), calls trade in Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS), and calls roll in SYSCO Corp. (SYY)


Strategy Block: Tosaw analyzes SPX and SPY


Around the Block: Earnings!



  • Tuesday - Fogo de Chao, Inc., Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Tribune Publishing Company

  • Wednesday - Cisco, Macy’s, Aramark, Roundy’s, Inc., BABA and CSCO

  • Thursday - Applied Materials, Inc., Kohl’s, King Digital Entertainment, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., Nordstrom Inc., Tribune Media Company,

  • Friday - J.C. Penney

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