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An option is a type of financial instrument classed as derivatives because they derive their value from an underlying asset. An option gives its holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or to sell some asset (In return for granting the option, the seller collects a payment (the premium) from the buyer. Granting the option is also referred to as "writing" the option. In many cases the option can be sold on by its original buyer, and this is why the distinction between the term "seller" and "writer" is useful when describing options. It is the writer who is the particular seller who must make good on delivering (or receiving) the underlying asset or its cash equivalent, not any seller. Types of Options: The two types of options are calls and puts: A call gives the holder the right to buy an asset at a certain price within a specific period of time. Calls are similar to having a long position on a stock. Buyers of calls hope that the stock will increase substantially before the option expires. A put gives the holder the right to sell an asset at a certain price within a specific period of time. Puts are very similar to having a short position on a stock. Buyers of puts hope that the price of the stock will fall before the option expires. People who buy options are called holders and those who sell options are called writers; furthermore, buyers are said to have long positions, and sellers are said to have short positions. The price at which an underlying stock can be purchased or sold is called the strike price. This is the price a stock price must go above (for calls) or go below (for puts) before a position can be exercised for a profit. All of this must occur before the expiration date. For call options, the option is said to be in-the-money if the share price is above the strike price. A put option is in-the-money when the share price is below the strike price. The amount by which an option is in-the-money is referred to as intrinsic value. The total cost (the price) of an option is called the premium. This price is determined by factors including the stock price, strike price, time remaining until expiration (time value) and volatility because of the versatility of options, there are many types and variations of options. Non-standard options are called exotic options, which are either variation on the payoff profiles of the plain vanilla. Working of stock options: Suppose the premium for an August 100 call of Company X currently trading at $90 is $5. The expiry of this option will be the third Friday of August. So, at $5 we are buying the right and not the obligation to purchase 1 share of X at $100. Cost of 1 option = $5. Cost of 1 contract = $ 5×100 = $500. The option will be exercised only when the share price goes above $100. We will breakeven at $100 + $5 (strike rate + premium) i.e. $105/option and $10500/contract. The share price and option price of the august 100 option of X Co. after the end of June, July and on expiration is given below. JUNE 92 (Stock price) 6 (premium) JULY 96 (Stock price) 8 (premium) EXPIRATION 95 (Stock price) worthless We won't be able to exercise the option as the stock price has not gone above $100 till expiry. So, our loss is the amount of premium paid I.e. $500. In case the share prise on expiration was $103 then the option would have been exercised at the strike price of $100 and our profit per share would have been $3 (103-100). So, profit on exercising the option would have been $300. So, our net profit would have been profit on exercising options – option premium = $300-$500 = ($200).
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Cell Therapeutics Inc. ( NASDAQ: CTIC ) is a Seattle, Washington-based biotechnology company, engaged in the development, acquisition and commercialization of treatments for cancer. The company is focusing on building a biopharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of oncology drugs. Cell Therapeutics, recently, announced that it filed an appeal on FDA decision on New Drug Application for pixantrone to treat relapsed/refractory aggressive non-hodgkin's lymphoma. The penny stock of Cell Therapeutics has a 52-week range of $0.12-$1.40. Year-to-date, the stock is down 67.82%. Discovery Laboratories Inc. ( NASDAQ: DSCO ) is a Warrington, Pennsylvania-based biotechnology company, engaged in the development of surfactant therapies to treat respiratory disorders and diseases. Last week, Discovery announced that NIH awarded it Fast Track SBOR grant to support development of aerosolized KL4 surfactant. The penny stock of Discovery Laboratories has a 52-week range of $0.17-$0.84. Year-to-date, the stock is down 42.72%. StemCells Inc. ( NASDAQ: STEM ) is a Palo Alto, California-based biotechnology company, engaged in the research, development and commercialization of stem cell therapeutics and related enabling technologies for academia and industry. Earlier this month, StemCells received authorization to conduct the world's first ever neural stem cell trial in spinal cord injury. The penny stock of StemCells has a 52-week range of $0.75-$1.58. Year-to-date, the stock is down 10.34%. AEterna Zentaris Inc. ( NASDAQ: AEZS ) is a Canada-based drug development company, specializing in oncology and endocrine therapy. Last week, AEterna Zentaris announced that it received agreement from FDA on SPA for Solorel® to complete registration study for diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency. The penny stock of AEterna Zentaris has a 52-week range of $0.78-$2.19. Year-to-date, it is up 113.15%. BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( NASDAQ: BPAX ) is a Lincolnshire, Illinois-based specialty pharmaceutical company. The company focuses on the development of products for female sexual health, menopause, contraception and male hypogonadism. On Monday, BioSante announced that it will raise $18 million in registered direct offering. The penny stock of BioSante has a 52-week range of $1.29-$2.50. Year-to-date, the stock is up 14.48%. This corporate profile is provided for information purposes only and should not be used as the basis for any investment decision. We are neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. We were not paid, nor do we hold a position in these stocks. We reserve the right to buy or sell CTIC, DSCO, STEM, AEZS and BPAX at any time after this post.
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World Stock Market ended slightly low Stock Bling – Dec 31, 2010 London markets ended weak on Thursday session, the last full trading day for 2010, index down by the losses for Randgold Resources and Vodafone Group. The FTSE 100 index dropped -25.35 points or …
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Floor price for precious metals ended last session trending green. Gold for February delivery was up by 1.10%. Silver for March delivery was green by 1.39%. Platinum for April delivery was green by 1.65% and Copper for March delivery was green by 1.94%. The Safe Haven assets were a popular area to position money as the market fluctuated and the dollar value was more volatile and left investors feeling less comfortable. Gold for February delivery floor price ended at $1,421.40 an ounce. Silver for March contract delivery ended the session at $30.94 an ounce. Platinum ended the session at $1,778.20 an ounce for April contract delivery. Copper ended at $4.45 per pound for March contract delivery. Trending was on the positive side for precious metal commodities due to recent economic concerns and the past devaluation of the dollar. Investors are optimistic though that the market will gain strength and continue to recover, possibly at a faster pace. This will be an interesting and important week in the market that will set the tone for composite index trending, but also precious metal commodity trend-lines. Gold had a good year last year and safe haven investors are hoping to see these trends continue in 2011. The dollar index is moving higher for the first time in days and as precious metals typically move inversely to the dollar, precious metal investors will be watching closely to decipher movement. Author: Camillo Zucari
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+6% on the DJI This week's SBV chart is a continuation of the DJI chart example that was published on December 17, 2010 as well as examples on December 23, 2010 , December 10, 2010 , October 16, 2010 , etc. This chart example is based on the 30-day SBV(20) Dow Jones Industrials (^DJI) index chart. Chart 1. Relationship between the SBV Oscillator and index reversal points. DJI index. 30-day view. 1 bar = 30 minutes. SBV(16) Detailed system description with explanation of used rules could be found in our ” SBV Trading System ” tutorial. Table 1: Trades based on the 5-rule system. Time Motivation Signal Index Profit(points) 100 points Stop-Loss No Stop-Loss 10/21/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11147 +16 +16 10/22/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11131 +44 +44 10/25/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11175 +49 +49 10/27/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11126 -33 -33 10/29/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11093 -27 -27 10/29/2010 Rule #3 Buy 11120 +58 +58 11/01/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11178 -10 -10 11/02/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11188 11/03/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11198 +186 +186 11/08/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11384 +36 +36 11/10/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11348 -80 -80 11/10/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11268 11/15/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11270 -100 -196 11/16/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11074 +84 +84 11/17/2010 Rule #2 Buy 10990 +178 +178 11/19/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11168 11/23/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11029 +81 +81 11/26/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11110 +57 +57 11/29/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11053 -47 -47 11/30/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11006 -100 -238 12/01/2010 Rule #3 Buy 11244 +102 +102 12/03/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11346 -36 -36 12/03/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11382 12/07/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11408 +64 +64 12/09/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11344 +151 +151 12/14/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11495 -15 -15 12/15/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11510 12/16/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11493 -19 -19 12/17/2010 Rule #1 Sell Short 11474 0 0 12/17/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11474 +20 +20 12/17/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11494 12/20/2010 Rule #2 Buy 11477 +60 +60 12/22/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11537 -25 -25 12/22/2010 Rule #3 Buy 11562 -4 -4 12/22/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11558 -17 -17 12/28/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11575 12/29/2010 Rule #4 Sell Short 11586 +12 +12 12/31/2010 Rule #5 Cash 11574 Total: +673 (+6.0%) +441 (+4.0%) Disclaimer: The chart example is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute trading advice or make or imply any market trend prediction.
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Top 10 Most Efficient Dow 30 (DJIA) Stocks: XOM, CVX, MSFT, INTC, JNJ, TRV, CSCO, PG, KO, MRK (Jan 03, 2011) China Analyst – 5 minutes ago Below are the top 10 most efficient Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stocks, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET, based on earnings per employee for the last 12 months. Exxon Mobil Corporation …
Below are the top 10 best-performing Solar stocks for 2010. Four Chinese companies (SOL, LDK, JASO, SOLF) are on the list.
ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) is the 1st best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 83.61% for the year. Its price percentage change was 6.20% in the past month. GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLR) is the 2nd best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 64.03% for the year. Its price percentage change was 36.32% in the past month. LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK) is the 3rd best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 44.37% for the year. Its price percentage change was 1.20% in the past month. BTU International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTUI) is the 4th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 39.97% for the year. Its price percentage change was 31.87% in the past month. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) is the 5th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 21.40% for the year. Its price percentage change was -0.29% in the past month.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:SOLF) is the 6th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 7.08% for the year. Its price percentage change was -1.68% in the past month. EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) is the 7th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up 1.40% for the year. Its price percentage change was -15.23% in the past month. Spire Corporation (NASDAQ:SPIR) is the 8th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up -2.80% for the year. Its price percentage change was 1.36% in the past month. Hoku Corporation (NASDAQ:HOKU) is the 9th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up -2.94% for the year. Its price percentage change was 3.94% in the past month. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the 10th best-performing stock in 2010 in this segment of the market. It was up -3.88% for the year. Its price percentage change was 5.93% in the past month.
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Top 10 Best-Performing Solar Stocks in 2010: SOL, SOLR, LDK, BTUI, JASO, SOLF, EMKR, SPIR, HOKU, FSLR
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Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends’. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend . This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable Excel list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the market capitalization, the ex-dividend date and the yield. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) market cap: $73.3B ex div date: 1/12/11 yield: 3.7% Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) market cap: $871.0M ex div date: 1/12/11 yield: 3.1% City Holding Company (CHCO) market cap: $582.1M ex div date: 1/12/11 yield: 3.6% Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJREF) market cap: $1.8B ex div date: 1/12/11 yield: 3.4% Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) market cap: $3.0B ex div date: 1/12/11 yield: 3.1% Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) market cap: $9.1B ex div date: 1/13/11 yield: 4.2% The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend. Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend. Record date : the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date. Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date. Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique. Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time article was written. By Stockerblog.com
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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) witnessed a correction of 0.38% to close at $42.10 while the total traded volume stood at 7.47 million shares for the day. The share price opened at $42.19 touched the intraday low at $41.84 and low at $42.38. Its beta value reached 1.06 times while the price to earnings ratio arrived at 11.40 times. The share price has a 52 weeks price range of $37.32 to $54.75. The market capitalization stands at $92.22 billion. LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) opened at $5.98, touched day's low at $5.93, day's high at $6.06 and closed at $5.99 after reporting a fall of 0.17%. Its price to earnings ratio reached 33.31 times while the beta value arrived at 1.60 times. The market capitalization is $3.69 billion. Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) reported a fall by 0.67% and closed at $36.92 while 2.13 million shares exchanged hands against its average traded volume of 4.45 million shares in its last trading session of the year 2010. The beta value reached 1.50 times with price to earnings ratio arriving at 43.95 times. The market capitalization reached $19.32 billion. SAIC, Inc. (NYSE:SAI) closed at $15.86 after touching the day's high at $16.01. The share reported a plunge by 0.81% while 2.09 million shares were traded for the day. Its beta value reached 0.25 times while the price to earnings ratio arrived at 10.88 times. The share price has been trading within a range of $14.87 to $19.76 in the last one year (52 weeks). The market capitalization of SAI is $5.90 billion. Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) plunged by 0.18% and closed at $132.00 while 2.01 million shares were traded in the last trading session against an average traded volume of 3.57 million shares. Its market capitalization is 17.34 billion while the beta value reached 1.57 times and the price to earnings ratio arrived at 238.32 times. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by epicstockpicks.com is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Epicstockpicks.com does expect that investors will buy and sell securities based on information assembled and presented herein. EpicStockPicks.com will not be responsible in any way for or accept any liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of information obtained from our website or emails. PLEASE always do your own due diligence, and consult your financial advisor.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has awarded $1.8 million in grants to support students. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) stocks are currently standing at 73.12. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) Student Grants The ExxonMobil Corporation's (NYSE:XOM) Educational Alliance program has contributed $1.8 million in grants this year to 2,400 schools to enhance math and science programs across the United States. The program is designed to provide its retailers with an opportunity to invest in the future of their communities through education grants to neighborhood schools. Since 2000, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has contributed more than $18 million to local schools through Exxon and Mobil retailers. If you’re contemplating investing in Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) stocks, be sure you do it at the right price. Timing the market or technical analysis is often a difficult task, but do consider the price history: Price History Last Price: 73.12 52 Week Low / High: 55.94 / 73.69 50 Day Moving Average: 70.36 6 Month Price Change %: 29.3% 12 Month Price Change %: 7.2% We’ll be keeping a close eye on the Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) stock price for developments over the next couple of weeks.
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It’s true that based on a number of metrics, this market is overbought. Price volatility is extremely low. Small options investors are extremely confident, maybe even complacent, while large traders are growing increasingly skittish. I worried about this in a previous blog post. But on the other hand, there are many positives. We are entering one of the strong periods of seasonality out there — the first quarter of the third year of the presidential term. And breadth is improving, with the cumulative NYSE advance-decline line pushing to new highs. Indeed, despite Thursday’s mid-day losses for the major averages, as I write this advancing issues are outpacing decliners by 200 issues. Moreover, key leading sectors are starting to perk up again. I’m seeing early signs of strength in semiconductors, transports, and retail stocks again after a long period of underperformance. And emerging market stocks — which tend to lead the U.S. market — are coming back to life thanks to the dollar’s weakness. Here’s what it means, and how to take advantage: Thanks to the holiday travel and winter weather, a low volume standoff is underway. The bull and the bears are locked in battle — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing within a 50 point range over the past week. But that’s set to change soon. The catalyst will be the December jobs report, which will be released next Friday. So far, we’ve had every sign that the economy is improving — evidence that supports the bull’s case. The only problem, gleefully pointed out by the bears, is that we’ve yet to see a turn in the still terrible job situation. We’ve already seen a recovery in corporate profits. We’ve seen a recovery in industrial production. We’ve already seen a banking recovery, with loan losses diminishing and new loan origination perking up. We’ve already seen the credit market heal. And we’ve also had plenty of secondary evidence to suggest a jobs recovery is underway. Today, initial weekly jobless claims plunged to 388,000 — the first sub-400k reading since July 2008. Personal income is up. And payroll withholding tax receipts are up. But we haven’t seen the employment rate come down meaningfully or significant additions to payrolls. If the December report comes in under expectations — expect a swift and violent decline before the uptrend resumes. If the report just meets expectations or even exceeds them, we could see a quick upward pop that sucks in all the cash on the sidelines like a flash fire exhausting all the oxygen in the room. I think the more optimistic scenario is likely and recommend investors focus on stocks in sectors groups demonstrating relative strength. In the emerging markets, Brazil, Thailand, and Malaysia all look strong. Related ETFs include the Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap (NYSE: BRF ), iShares Thailand (NYSE: THD ), and iShares Malaysia (NYSE: EWM ). The Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH ) and Retail SPDR (NYSE: XRT ) are also worth a look. Be sure to check out Anthony’s new investment advisory service, The Edge . A special free trial has been extended to Investorplace readers. Log in using the following credentials: user name: trial; password: edge The author can be contacted at anthony.mirhaydari@live.com . Feel free to comment below.
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