The top tenmost active options and strikes for 10/7/2008. Includes PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ), IShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM), SPDR S and P 500 (SPY) and Apple Inc. (AAPL).

The top ten most active equity options and strikes for 10/7/2008. Includes Dendreon Corp. (DNDN), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Citigroup Inc. (C), National City Corporation (NCC), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and H and R Block, Inc. (HRB).

Options Update for Volatility Index S and P 500 Options (VIX) and Petrohawk Energy (HK)

Options Update for MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ), Volatility Index S and P 500 Options (VIX) and Volatility Index NASDAQ 100 (VXN)

The mechanics of vertical spreads are virtually the same when a trader establishes a bearish position using a debit put spread, except the profit and loss regions are on opposite sides of the breakeven point. In this article, we will examine five potential payoff scenarios involving debit put spreads...

The top ten most active index options and strikes for 10/6/2008. Includes SPDR S and P 500 (SPY), IShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM), S and P 500 (.SPX) and PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ).

The top ten most active equity options and strikes for 10/6/2008. Includes SanDisk Corp. (SNDK), Myriad Genetics Inc. (MYGN), Dendreon Corp. (DNDN), Citigroup (C), General Electric Co. (GE), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) and Monsanto Co. (MON).

Options Update for Brookfield Asset Mgt (BAM) and Noble (NE)

Options Update: Yum! Brands (YUM) and Volatility Index S and P 500 Options (VIX)

Options Update for NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Nasdaq (NDAQ)