http://www.galatime.com/options/ Copyright 2005 Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:53:13 +0530 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I strongly encourage readers to check out the "Options Trader" magazine; it focuses purely on options, and is free until April '06! Once you sign up here, they'll email you links to PDF copies of the current (July '05) and... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/07/options_trader_7.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/07/options_trader_7.html Option Resources Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:53:13 +0530 Following the Boston Option Exchange's PIP initiative, the Pacific Exchange announced this week that it will "begin quoting and trading all listed options in penny increments". The Exchange will submit the necessary rule filing soon, and hopes to receive expedited... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/pacific_exchang.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/pacific_exchang.html News & Interviews Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:00:36 +0530 The weekly Carnival of the Capitalists (CotC) is up at Business Blogcasting. Posts that cover trading/investing include: Why Politics Matter to Investors, Bullish Trends in Commodities, and the Islamic Gold Dinar. Mike at Taylortree writes about his experiments with different... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/cotc_taylortree_1.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/cotc_taylortree_1.html Market Views Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:17:34 +0530 The Stocks, Futures & Options Magazine, SFOMag continues to give out FREE online and regular subscriptions - go sign up! The July '05 issue has an excellent set of articles pertaining to two of my favorite topics: options and trading... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/sfomag_july_05.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/sfomag_july_05.html Option Resources Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:58:04 +0530 The Kawaller Fund ranked among the top-10 managed options programs (CTAs) during the April '02 through March '05 period; such rankings are regularly compiled by the Barclay Group. The fund was also featured in the top-100 CTAs list, compiled by... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/managed_options_12.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/managed_options_12.html Managed Options Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:18:32 +0530 http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/optionetics_sel_1.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/optionetics_sel_1.html Trading Strategies Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:25:36 +0530 In the past, I've written about options broker ThinkOrSwim, and their options advisory RedOption; both offer quite innovative services at reasonable prices! A recent interview with Tom Sosnoff, conducted by Dave Goodboy of Real World Trading, explains how he co-founded... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/interview_w_tom.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/interview_w_tom.html News & Interviews Sat, 18 Jun 2005 07:52:06 +0530 Keep in mind that today is June options expiration: Last month, Anthony Cherniawski published an article titled "Market Meltdown" at the Financial Sense website, that argued for a global stock market downturn. In addition to Ellitt wave counts, the author... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/market_meltdown.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/market_meltdown.html Market Views Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:59:42 +0530 Here's a summary of the May 22nd Issue of the HOTS options newsletter from Hamzei Analytics; it's edited by Dennis Leontyev, a hedge fund manager and options trading expert. Note that the newsletter is made publicly available after a delay,... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/hamzei_analytic_4.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/hamzei_analytic_4.html Trading Strategies Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:20:12 +0530 I've been quite busy on the home front, hence the lower frequency of posts. LBR Group's Night Owl session: There wasn't one this weekend, but they do post a few charts (S&P, Dollar, DAX, etc.) daily. Bill Cara's Weekend Review... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/market_views_co_1.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/market_views_co_1.html Market Views Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:58:37 +0530 I strongly encourage readers to check out the "Options Trader" magazine; it focuses purely on options, and is free until April '06! Once you sign up here, they'll email you links to PDF copies of the current (June '05) and... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/options_trader_3.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/options_trader_3.html Option Resources Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:30:36 +0530 Yet another top performing managed options program is the LJM Partners Fund; its averaged annual returns of 30% since 1999, with a standard deviation of 32%. That might seem a tad risky, but the fund's recent performance has been spectacular:... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/managed_options_13.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/managed_options_13.html Managed Options Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:50:12 +0530 My option trading has been light as of late; there's only one position for June expiration - the bull put credit spread for TXU Corp (TXU). The stock moved up from $78 to $80 since I initated this trade; it's... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/closing_txu_cor.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/closing_txu_cor.html 2005 Trade History Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:21:04 +0530 As your host, let me first share how I've compiled this CotC. I started out with Brian Gongol's template, but noticed that several posts (e.g. topics related to blogging, environment, etc.) didn't fall into any of the typical CotC... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/carnival_of_the.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/carnival_of_the.html Personal Sun, 05 Jun 2005 18:00:09 +0530 First, a reminder that I'll be hosting the weekly Carnival of the Capitalists (CotC), starting tomorrow; and would particularly like to see bloggers contribute (here) their posts on investing/trading ideas. Next, congratulations are due to Bob Arne, of the Hedging... http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/cotc_reminder_b_1.html http://www.galatime.com/options/archives/2005/06/cotc_reminder_b_1.html Personal Sat, 04 Jun 2005 11:52:51 +0530