October 16, 2007 Buy to open the General Motors January 40 put option (GM + MH). Set a limit to pay no more than $3.80 per contract. Don't look now, but General Motors (GM) is starting to stall. The stock surged nearly 50 percent off its September low ahead of and following its contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers. Read More
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October 12, 2007 Buy to open the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) January 60 call option (ITW + AL). Set a limit price to pay no more than $3.50 per contract. Forget all the talk about a slowdown or recession here in the U.S. American industrial companies with exposure to international markets are firing on all cylinders these days. Read More
October 10, 2007 Sell to close the Corning January 25 call option (GLW + AE) at the market. Less than a month ago, we recommended taking a long call position on Corning (GLW), citing the company's good earnings prospects and management's massive share buyback as a vote of confidence. Read More
September 28, 2007 Sell to close the Cisco (CSCO) January 30 call option (CYQ + AF) at the market. Read More
September 25, 2007 Sell to close the EMC Corp. October 19 call option (EMC + JT) at the market. Read More
September 20, 2007 Buy to open the March 88 iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund March put option (TLT + OJ). Use a limit order to pay no more than 3.00 per contract. Read More
September 11, 2007 Sell to close the Avon Products October 35 put option (AVP + VG) at the market. Our Avon Products (AVP) put position has worked out nicely since we added it a month ago. There's probably another point to go on downside before the stock finds solid footing, but the near-term upside risk has us itching to take a profit. Read More
September 7, 2007 Sell to close the ITT October 70 call option (ITT + JN) at the market. Read More
August 6, 2007 BUY to Open the November 65 Internet HOLDRS (HHH) call option (HMH+KM). Set a limit at 2.40 or less. We recommend the purchase of a call option on the Internet HOLDRS, an exchange-traded fund that represents a number of widely held Internet companies. Read More
Sell short Schwab (SCH). Recently, CEO David Pottruck resigned and was replaced by founder Chuck Schwab after SCH missed last quarter's consensus estimate. The reinstatement of Chuck Schwab indicates the need for massive restructuring at Schwab. Read More