Buy to open the Philadelphia Gold/Silver Index (XAU) December 110 call option (XAV +LB). Pay no more than $6.40 for the call.   Virtually every measure of inflation is accelerating right now. And all evidence points to it getting worse as we move forward.  Read More

Buy to close the ExxonMobil January 60 put option (XOM + ML) you previously wrote (sold) for about 50 percent loss.   Energy stocks across the board have come under intense selling pressure due to fears that demand is tapering off.  Read More

October 6, 2005  Buy to open the EnCana January 50 Call option (ECA +AK) at the market. Oil prices fell to their lowest levels in two months today on fears that demand is lessening in the wake of the high prices that have prevailed in recent months.  Read More

Sell to Close the Amylin Pharmaceuticals April 30 call option (AQM + DF) and Buy to Open the Amylin April 40 call option (AQM + DH) in its place. Place both trades at the market.  Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) Read More

Sell to close the Genentech January 85 (DWN + AQ) call option at the market for a gain of 25 percent in just four days.   Genentech (DNA) is a great growth stock, but given its lofty valuations it's prone to wide price swings.  Read More

Sell to close your the November 124 S&P 500 Depositary Receipts (SPY) call option (SPY + KT) at the market for a loss of about 50 percent. Read More

Sell to close your the November 124 S&P 500 Depositary Receipts (SPY) call option (SPY+KT) at the market for an about 40% loss.  Read More

Buy to open the January 125 Merrill Lynch Oil Service HOLDRS (OIH) Trust (OIH + AE) call option. Pay no more than $7.90 for the option. There are blue skies again in the Gulf region. In her wake Hurricane Rita left an awful lot of rain and high winds but the overall damage caused by the storm, while severe, was far less than anticipated.  Read More

Buy to close the Procter & Gamble (PG) January 55 put option (PG + MK) for a 50 percent gain in less than two months.   We wrote (sold) the P&G call option early last month anticipating the stock would rise (or, at the very least, stand still) as the year progressed and the company moved closer to finalizing its acquisition of Gillette.  Read More

Buy to close the ExxonMobil January 60 put option (XOM + ML) for a xx percent gain in less than two weeks.   Read More