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  • Apple Weekly Put Spreads: Great Call, or Greatest? Tuesday, 4 Oct 2011 | 4:41 PM ET
    Apple iPhone 4S

    On last Friday's Options Action, Dan Nathan of Riskreversal.com suggested doing the unthinkable: betting against Apple as the company geared up to release it's iPhone 5.

  • Options Action Recap Monday, 3 Oct 2011 | 11:41 AM ET

    On Options Action last Friday, we held a funeral for high-growth momentum stocks. The trade that had been working so well for so long appears to have come to a halt as investor appetite for risk has retrenched.

  • Friday’s Options Action Trades Recap Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 | 10:13 AM ET

    Last week’s moves in technology names told two strikingly different stories.

  • Takeover Rumors Spark Yahoo! Options Action Thursday, 15 Sep 2011 | 4:51 PM ET
    The exterior of Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

    New reports that Yahoo! may be a takeout target is creating opportunities in the options market.

  • Options Action Recap Monday, 12 Sep 2011 | 11:55 AM ET

    It is the second most frequently asked question from Options Action fans: Where can I get a recap of the strategies on the show? (For the record, "Does Melissa Lee really read all the emails?" is the most popular question, and I am happy to say the answer is yes). Well, you asked, and now we'll deliver. Here's your recap of Friday's trades.

  • Are Boeing Shares Set to Soar? Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 | 12:22 PM ET

    A Nomura upgrade this morning is helping the aerospace giant lead the Dow, but it also has some market participants wondering if the stock is downright cheap.

  • Options Traders Sprint To Buy Calls Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 | 11:41 AM ET

    Battered Sprint shares got a much needed boost this morning courtesy of the Justice Department. But the action in the options pits was even more furious.

  • Bet Against JPM? Not Wise Says Dick Bove Monday, 15 Aug 2011 | 1:54 PM ET

    Last Friday, Dan Nathan of Riskreversal.com suggested a bearish bet on best of breed bank JP Morgan, and today a similar trade printed in size.

  • Walt Disney's In A Mouse Trap Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 | 12:54 PM ET
    Mickey Mouse

    Disappointing earnings have sent shares of The Walt Disney Company to its worst single-day decline since the Flash Crash in May of 2010.

  • Is Chipotle Too Spicy? Wednesday, 3 Aug 2011 | 2:18 PM ET

    If people won't pay up for leather bags, will they still buy pricey, albeit delicious, burritos? It's a question Chipotle investors might want to ask.

  • Sell What You Want — But I Won't Sell This Tuesday, 9 Aug 2011 | 11:50 AM ET

    While the market turmoil has taken some high-growth stocks to the woodshed (see: Netflix, Sina, Juniper), there has been one relative beacon of strength: Apple.

  • Forget RIM Vs. Apple...More Like RIM Vs. Palm Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | 3:38 PM ET

    There are debates that in retrospect seem mighty silly. Prince vs. Michael Jackson. Vince Carter vs. Kobe Bryant. RIM vs. Apple.

  • Is the CAT Out of the Bag on the Global Economy? Friday, 22 Jul 2011 | 10:57 AM ET
    **FILE** Rows of heavy Caterpillar equipment sits ready for shipment at the Caterpillar plant in Decatur, Ill.,in this April 20, 2007 file photo. For American companies with operations that stretch overseas, the slumping dollar has become a fiscal life preserver amid slower domestic economic growth and waning sales. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, file)

    A slight miss on earnings and investors battered shares of Caterpillar to the tune of 7%, the largest single day decline since the fourth quarter of 2008.

  • Options See Germany Weathering Euro Woes Thursday, 26 May 2011 | 2:44 PM ET

    While markets have sold off in recent days on mounting worry that Greece and other peripherals might default on their debt, options investors have shown unwavering faith in Germany, the stalwart nation that's been pulling much of the region's weight.

  • More Volatility Ahead for Retail? Friday, 20 May 2011 | 2:24 PM ET
    Gap Store

    Intrepid options investors who usually relish beaten-down stocks are setting up for more volatility in Gap Inc. shares.

  • Risk-Off is On to Stay, Options Say Thursday, 12 May 2011 | 3:14 PM ET

    With the Federal Reserve soon to pull the plug on QE2, and data showing no fundamental reason for energy prices to maintain recent heights, the market has begun turning its back on risk trades and sent share, and barrel, prices lower over the past week.

  • Can't Short AIG: Investors Turn To Options Instead Friday, 6 May 2011 | 1:02 PM ET
    Aig Headquarters

    If investors could borrow enough AIG spacer shares to short the stock, they would. But given that you can't borrow the stock at reasonable rates, many investors are making their bearish bets through the options market. And they have good reason to do so.

  • More Rough Seas Ahead for Silver, Options Say Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 4:17 PM ET

    When whales like George Soros and Carlos Slim are making bearish bets on silver, even usually contrarian options traders are wise enough to recognize that the tide may be turning against the commodity.

  • Options Signaling Gold Rush Slowing? Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 5:52 PM ET

    Could the gold rush be showing signs of age? If options activity is any indication, the answer is yes.

  • Why Options Traders See a 10% Market Correction Friday, 15 Apr 2011 | 12:24 PM ET

    A big trade Thursday in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF shows stock investors' nerves of steel are faltering.

About

"Options Action" features option traders from some of the top firms on Wall Street. Each week, they gather for a fast-paced, half-hour show that focuses on how to increase profits and limit losses using common option techniques. Fresh from the trading desk, the "Options Action" panel will demystify the daunting terminology often used when talking about options, and simplify this fast-growing and crucial corner of the market. CNBC’s Emmy-nominated Melissa Lee is the host.

Contact

  • Email: optionsaction@cnbc.com

  • Showtimes

    Fridays, 5:30p ET
    Saturday, 6a ET
    Sunday, 6a ET

  • Lee is host on CNBC's “Fast Money,” and “Options Action.”

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    Mike Khouw, Options Action trader, shares his view on News Corp stock on the heels of testimony from Rupert Murdoch before British Parliament.

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