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Oprah helped get Mr.Obama elected President. At the very least she brought him some remarkable national attention. The famous talk show host and celebrity may have also given the new Amazon (AMZN)...
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We have evaluated several options trades today which struck us as rather unusual and may be indicative of speculative bets. We have put links through to each full story over at VSInvestor.com where...
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Right after noon today, our screen for most active call options pointed out the movements in shares of National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC). We already noted that famed Oppenheimer banking analyst...
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This morning we gave another heads-up volume spike alert on Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) as traders have been buying up call options after some non-directional high volume trades pulled more...
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This has been a very unusual week over at Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT). Interestingly enough, this may be irrelevant from the company’s significant earnings win at the start of the week. We...
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VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is using a method of making employees whole on their stock options that are currently under water. The company submitted a filing outlining this plan. Its board of...
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Over at "VOLUME SPIKE" (vsinvestor.com) we were running some screens today and found two unusual option and stock movers worth noting today. These two moves come from companies as different from...
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It looks like the SEC is getting more focused in its options backdating probes, although it is going after some companies more than others. Frankly, it’s about time to wrap this up as it has been...
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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has received approval from the SEC that will allow the exchange to launch its equity and index options market. The new exchange will be called the NASDAQ...
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Options trading often shows some key insight on trade bets as far as upcoming events. It appears that at least some options traders may be speculating that a higher bid is coming out of Microsoft...
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Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) was the subject of a lot of buzz today. There wasn’t any news out on it, but there were enough options that traded today that would account for almost...
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VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has already taken its hit from the earnings expectations getting high enough that the stock just couldn’t hold up to expectations after a monumental IPO. There is always...
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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) appears to have escaped any serious hooks of the SEC in its stock options backdating fiasco. Its Special Litigation Committee, an independent committee comprised of...
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Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) has announced that it received notification from the SEC stating that the informal investigation into Rambus’s past stock option practices has been terminated and that no...
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We’ve already covered the reasons behind the monumental share price drop being seen at VeriFone (NYSE:PAY). But what is interesting is that it really looks like the options traders must have...
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