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Historic Turmoil Slams Credit Suisse. Here Are the Key Facts

Historic Turmoil Slams Credit Suisse. Here Are the Key Facts

Credit Suisse has taken a wild ride as investors worry about the iconic European lender. The Zurich-based investment bank's U.S.-listed shares began the week by knifing to a record low of $3.71, 75 percent below their February high. They quickly reversed and rallied...

Options Alert: Call Volume Swells in Apple as IPhone 14 Hits the Market

Options Alert: Call Volume Swells in Apple as IPhone 14 Hits the Market

The options activity may be turning bullish in Apple as the smart-phone giant rolls out the iPhone 14. Some 1.1 million call contracts traded in AAPL yesterday. That was the most since the earnings came out in late July, according to TradeStation data. Our analytics...

Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Plug Power After Amazon.com Deal

Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Plug Power After Amazon.com Deal

Options traders are buying the pullback in Plug Power, two weeks after a key deal with Amazon.com. Unusual activity in the provider of hydrogen-fuel technology began less than five minutes after Wednesday's opening bell. Traders initially purchased the 9-September...

Options Alert: Big Investor Adjusts Upside Trade In Ford Motor

Options Alert: Big Investor Adjusts Upside Trade In Ford Motor

Ford Motor has jumped as its business roars back to life, and one options trader is giving the automaker more room to run. Check out this unusual options activity in F this morning: Some 20,000 August 16 calls were purchased for $0.25 against open interest of 68,700...

Options Alert: Traders Hedge Bets in Volatile Sports Wagering Stock

Options Alert: Traders Hedge Bets in Volatile Sports Wagering Stock

Someone could be hedging their bets in sport-betting stock DraftKings (DKNG). Check out this options activity yesterday morning: A trader purchased 27,000 October 10 puts for $0.94.At the same time, he or she sold 27,000 October 15 calls for $1.59. There was no open...

Call Volume Spikes in Nikola Before Shareholder Vote

Call Volume Spikes in Nikola Before Shareholder Vote

After a big slide, one big options trader is looking for a rebound in Nikola. Large blocks of calls changed hands yesterday in the electric-truck developer. A block of 40,000 July 5.50 calls were bought for $0.22. The investor sold a matching number of July 6.50 calls...

Options Alert: Is this Airline Headed to a New 52-Week Low?

Options Alert: Is this Airline Headed to a New 52-Week Low?

American Airlines has been losing altitude for the last two months, and now an options trader is looking for new 52-week lows. Check out this transaction in the carrier yesterday afternoon: A block of 9,947 July 13.50 puts was purchased for $0.64.An equal number of...