Futures options can potentially offer some of the same flexibility and leverage for futures trading that equity options do for equity trading. Futures are tradable financial contracts tied to physical products, like corn and oil, or financial instruments, including the S&P 500®index (SPX). Some ...
Robinhood has caused other brokerages to make similar offerings. These offerings tend to be light on services. So if you pay commissions for services that you will use, it is often not a bad deal. Is commission free trading right for you? If you don't need much in the ways of services...
With a market cap of $95.7 billion, ICE plays a pivotal role in energy, commodities, and financial trading, providing infrastructure across North America, Europe, and Asia. ICE is scheduled to release its Q3 earnings report before the market opens on Thursday, Oct. 31. Ahead of the event,...
Since the VIX has a value in itself, VIX options are available to be traded and are offered by the CBOE. If an investor expects the VIX to spike up or down, then trading VIX options gives the investor an opportunity to capitalize from that. Advertisement. There is a lot of potential to...
Q: Which securities are covered by the wash sale rule? Generally, if a security, such as stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and mutual funds, has a CUSIP number (a unique nine-character identifier for a security), then it's most likely subject to the wash sale rule. In addition, ...
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but so far this month the spx is down about 1.5% and that's before the recent debt ceiling in-fighting we are just starting to see . that brings me to the debt ceiling itself. there is no need to panic. the most likely scenario for investors is some volatility, maybe a drop, then...
Not helping matters this morning is the fact that the megabanks on Wall Street are continuing their sharp losses from last week. (See chart below.) As of 9:37 a.m. this morning in New York trading, Citigroup is off by another 7.37 percent while Goldman Sachs has lost ...
A bull spread is an options trading strategy that predicts a price increase in the underlying security. The trader realizes a profit if the price closes at or above the anticipated price. If the price of the security decreases, the trader's losses should be limited if the spread is well ex...
is calculated in real time based on the live prices of the S&P 500 Index. Calculations are performed and values are relayed from 3 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., and from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST. CBOE began the dissemination of the VIX outside of U.S. trading hours in April ...