User login

Google Friend Connect

loading...
Syndicate content
options prices

Options Signal 3% S&P 500 Retreat as VIX Rises Most Since 2008 - Bloomberg.com

Wagers that the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index will jump 46 percent to 32.5 were the most-active contract. A surge to that level may herald a decline to about 1082 for the S&P 500, said Randy Frederick , director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab & Co. The stock
Article image

Options Traders Add to Bets Yen Will Strengthen to 14-Year High - Bloomberg.com

The odds of the yen touching that level by the end of June rose to 73 percent yesterday from 64 percent on Nov. 24 as the currency posted its biggest two-day rally since July, options prices compiled by Bloomberg show. Yen bears are being forced to buy the currency to limit losses on previous...
Article image

Bernanke Conundrum Threatens Housing on Mortgage Rate (Update2)

The biggest priceswings in Treasury bonds this year are undermining Federal Reserve ChairmanBen S. Bernanke’s efforts to cap consumer borrowing rates and pull the economy out of the worst recession in five decades.

Bernanke Conundrum Threatens Housing on Mortgage Rate (Update1)

The biggest priceswings in Treasury bonds this year are undermining Federal Reserve ChairmanBen S. Bernanke’s efforts to cap consumer borrowing rates and pull the economy out of the worst recession in five decades.