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Option Block 593: Can You Trade Options On The Superbowl

The Option Block
The Option Block
Episode • Feb 7, 2017 • 1h 2m

Trading Block: Earnings Today

  • Before the bell - Hasbro
  • After the bell - CBOE Holdings, Twenty-First Century Fox

But there is more than just earnings. OCC announces Total Cleared Contract Volume was down 9% in January. The Snapchat IPO looms ahead.

Odd Block: Calls trade in S&P 500 VIX Short Term (VXX), puts trade in T-Mobile Inc (TMUS), alls trade in TrueCar Inc (TRUE).

Mail Block: Options #QuestionOfTheWeek

Time for another Earnings #StraddleBattle : Which stock will outperform its straddle by the largest margin?

  • 35% - Apple (AAPL) (ACTUAL WINNER)
  • 13% - Facebook (FB)
  • 39% - Amazon (AMZN)
  • 13% - Chipotle (CMG)

Options #QuestionOfTheWeek - With so many different #Options expiration cycles available (weekly, etc) - which duration do you prefer?

  • Longer than 1 month
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily/Intra-day

Listener question:

  • Question from In-to-it - Why can I not trade options on the Super Bowl?

Around the Block: Earnings!

  • Tuesday: General Motors, Walt Disney Company, Take Two Interactive
  • Wednesday: GrubHub, Time Warner
  • Thursday: Twitter, Coca-Cola, Dunkin Brands Group, Activision, Nvidia, Zinga

This Week in the Market:

  • Feb 7: International Trade
  • Feb 9: Jobless Claims
  • Feb 10: Import and Export Prices, Consumer Sentiment
  • Feb 10: Treasury Budget

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