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• UPDATE 1-Family behind Mexico's Homex shrinks stake to meet margin calls Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 6:50 PM ET

  MEXICO CITY, May 7- The family that holds a large stake in Mexican homebuilder Homex has been selling shares to meet margin calls on loans, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. The De Nicolas family's stake in the company shrank to 22.57 percent on May 3 from 27.53 percent last month, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Family behind Mexico's Homex shrinks stake to meet margin calls Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 6:05 PM ET

  MEXICO CITY, May 7- The family that holds a large stake in struggling Mexican homebuilder Homex has been selling shares to meet margin calls on loans, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. The De Nicolas family's stake in the company shrank to 22.57 percent on May 3 from 27.53 percent last month, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Trader Bets Chips on Huge Qualcomm Move Monday, 6 May 2013 | 1:32 PM ET

  

  Can Qualcomm shares get a move on? Traders sure think so. They just don't know if the shares will go higher or lower.

• UPDATE 2-CBOE Q1 profit beats Street; defers start to longer day Friday, 3 May 2013 | 11:03 AM ET

  May 3- CBOE Holdings Inc, which runs the oldest U.S. stock-options trading venue, said on Friday that quarterly earnings rose on a trading surge of its lucrative contracts for two of the most closely watched stock indexes.

• Pro: How to Trade the Gold ETF Now Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:56 PM ET

  

  One big options trader foresees more stormy weather for gold, but Brian Stutland is betting on calmer seas ahead.

• 'Corrupted data' caused CBOE outage, Trade Alert says; CBOE mum Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 4:38 PM ET

  CHICAGO/ SAN FRANCISCO, April 29- A corrupt data file that disrupted the Chicago Board Options Exchange's ability to telegraph what contracts could be traded led to the market's half-day outage last Thursday, according to an options data provider briefed by a CBOE staff member.

• Software Glitch, Not a Hack, Says CBOE's Brodsky  Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 10:35 AM ET

  

  "Yesterday we had a software bug; it wasn't any sort of hacking incident," William Brodsky, chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, said about why the system wasn't open for trading for three hours yesterday.

• CBOE Reopens Options Trading After Systems Outage Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 1:10 PM ET

  

  After delaying its open due to "downloading" issues, the Chicago Board Options Exchange reopened trading on all its products at 1:00 p.m. ET.

• CBOE Delays Trading Due to System Outage  Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 11:41 AM ET

  

  The world's busiest options exchange has been closed all day, reports Fast Money trader Jon Najarian. No word yet when the exchange will reopen. "Guys are sitting there scratching their heads, talking with each other trying to figure out what's going on," said Brian Stutland, Stutland Volatility Group. Meanwhile, CNBC's Rick Santelli wonders if the trading systems have gotten too complex.

• Trader Bets Netflix Will Be a Blockbuster Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 2:08 PM ET

  

  Netflix will report second quarter earnings after the bell on Monday, but traders are getting pretty excited ahead of time.

• Trader Bets Boeing Will Soar: Stutland Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 1:20 PM ET

  

  Boeing moved higher Friday morning, after news that the FAA is expected to approve Boeing's plan to fix its Dreamliner. One options trader got into the trade ahead of time.

• Big Trader Bets Against Yahoo: Stutland Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 3:51 PM ET

  

  Yahoo's earnings left traders with mixed emotions. One options trader placed a bet that Yahoo's next move will be to the downside.

• Playing the Coke Pop: Stutland Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 | 4:47 PM ET

  

  Shares of Coca-Cola jumped 5 percent higher on Tuesday, after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue. Here's how one options trader played the pop.

• Why Freeport Could See More Pain Ahead: Stutland Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 3:46 PM ET

  

  Gold continues to rip through levels of support like they are non-existent. The sell-off in gold has dragged the gold miners down with it.

• Taking Advantage of the Gold Panic: Stutland Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 12:42 PM ET

  This options trade took advantage of the panic selling of gold on Friday.

• Options traders target gains in Gafisa stock on talk of unit sale Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 3:28 PM ET

  CHICAGO/ SAO PAULO, April 11- An uptick in bullish options trading on the U.S.-listed shares of Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa SA may suggest that some investors are betting on additional gains in the stock by June amid speculation of a sale of a subsidiary.

• UPDATE 1-Ron Johnson out as J.C. Penney CEO -CNBC Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 5:12 PM ET

  April 8- Ron Johnson is out as chief executive of the department store chain J.C. Penney, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a source. The company did not return calls for comment. J.C. Penney shares rose 10.8 percent in after-hours trading after the CNBC report.

• The Smart Way to Play the Market: Stutland Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 12:25 PM ET

  

  On Monday morning, one option trader took advantage of the uptick in the VIX to sell out-of-the-money puts on the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) expiring this week.

• Options Action on Earnings Outlook  Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 4:52 PM ET

  

  An options strategy ahead of JPMorgan's earning, with Brian Stutland, Stutland Volatility Group.

• Hidden Market Risk: Bird Flu Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 4:34 PM ET

  

  The effects of the latest bird flu can already be seen in Chinese stocks, especially those in the travel or vacation business.