ID Analysts

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Analyst Articles

BUY to Close your TIF Jan 35 Put (TIF+MG, 5.60) at the market   Tiffany &Co. TIF reported its quarterly numbers today. In addition to a slide in earnings and once again lower sales in Japan, TIF has also cut its profit forecasts. TIF is trading lower more than 6% on the news.   Read More

Sell to Open TIF Jan 35 Put (TIF+MG, 3.50) at 3.30 or better  Tiffany &Co., a major jewelry retailer and a company we recommend to own, will report its quarterly numbers this coming Thursday.  Read More

BUY TO OPEN January 35 RIG CALL option (RIG+AG, 2.60, at $2.70 or better) We recommend the purchase of a call option on Transocean Inc., a major provider of offshore drilling services and an expert in deepwater and harsh environment drilling.  Read More

BUY TO CLOSE AIG December 55 Put (AIG+XK, 0.70) at the market  Last week, we advised to sell a put on AIG. The stock was trading sharply lower as the industry was under Attorney General Spitzer's probe.  Read More

STRADDLE RECOMMENDATION  Buy the WebEx Communications December 22.50 Call option to open (UWB + LX, $1.55, at 1.60 or better) and simultaneously buy the WebEx December 22.50 Put option to open (UWB + XX, $1.85, at 1.90 or better).  Read More

Sell to Open AIG December Put (AIG+XK, 1.55) at 1.50 or better   AIG reported a very good quarter today. Its net income, although missed Wall Street's forecast by a penny, rose 7.5 percent despite higher catastrophe losses.  Read More

SELL TO CLOSE the Sun Microsystems November 5 put option (SUQ+WA, 0.95), at 0.95 or better.  Sun Microsystems reported its first-quarter earnings yesterday after close. Excluding one-time charges, Sun earned $13 million, or break-even on a per-share basis while analysts expected a loss of 3 cents per share.  Read More