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Options Activity Alert: WMT, GNOM, ZNGA

May 25, 2012, 1:27 PM

WMT – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. – Wal-Mart weeklies worked out well for some bullish traders this week. For example, buyers of the May 25 ‘12 $62.5 strike... Read »

Facebook (FB) IPO Post Mortem – Killer

May 25, 2012, 11:07 AM

1. Say goodbye to the individual investor on Wall Street. Whatever positive impression they had of the IPO market and the stock market in general was just torched... Read »

SEC Ends Lehman Probe Without Finding Fraud

May 25, 2012, 6:50 AM

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators have concluded their probe of possible financial fraud at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. without recommending... Read »

Is the Facebook (FB) IPO a Flop?

May 25, 2012, 6:27 AM

Is the Facebook (FB) IPO a flop? Not on your life. It’s a sign that Silicon Valley has gotten as smart about finance as it has been about technology. I like it. The... Read »

Options Activity Alert: TIF, P, NYT

May 24, 2012, 2:33 PM

TIF – Tiffany & Co., Inc. – A surprise earnings miss and a reduced full-year profit and sales forecast from luxury jewelry retailer, Tiffany & Co.,... Read »

Facebook (FB), Morgan Stanley (MS), and “Dumb Money”

May 24, 2012, 10:59 AM

For an industry that has ongoing and enormous reputational issues, the manner in which the high profile Facebook (FB) underwriting was handled is a clear indication... Read »

Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism — Both Romney’s Bain and JPMorgan (JPM)

May 24, 2012, 9:06 AM

I wish President Obama would draw the obvious connection between Bain Capital and JPMorgan Chase (JPM). That way his so-called “attack” on private equity is... Read »

A Hole in the Facebook (FB) Business Model?

May 23, 2012, 12:58 PM

Facebook (FB) is getting a LOT of attention. As well it should. An IPO that is down 17% in the first three days of trading will generate a lot of focus. Everybody... Read »

Options Activity Alert: T, FXE, OI

May 23, 2012, 12:53 PM

T – AT&T, Inc. – U.S. equities are on the decline as Europe’s woes once again take center stage. Shares in AT&T, down 0.90% at $33.24 this afternoon,... Read »

JPMorgan (JPM) Joins MF Global in Lobbying Wins That Backfire

May 23, 2012, 12:34 PM

MF Global Holdings Ltd. argued in a December 2010 letter to regulators that futures brokers didn’t need tighter restrictions on how they invest client funds. Ten... Read »

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