Options Action: Cigna
By: Lee Brodie | Producer
As the insurance industry braces for tough new rules on everything from premiums to profits, how should you play the space?
If you’re bullish, rather than buy stocks outright Brian Stutland of Stutland Equities recommends looking at options to limit your risk.
In the space he likes playing Cigna with calls. His trade follows:
Buy Jan $33 calls for 3.80
Learn more about this trade. Watch the video now!
______________________________________________________
Got something to to say? Send us an e-mail at fastmoney-web@cnbc.com and your comment might be posted on the Rapid Recap. If you'd prefer to make a comment, but not have it published on our Web site, send those e-mails to fastmoney@cnbc.com.
Trader disclosure: On Oct. 21, 2010, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s Fast Money were owned by the Fast Money traders; Cortes owns (K); Cortes owns (TSN); Cortes is short crude oil; Cortes is short gold; Cortes is short (RSX); Cortes is short the U.K. Pound; Cortes owns U.S. Treasuries; Cortes owns the S&P 500; Terranova owns (APA), (AAPL), (AXP), (C), (CRM), (GOOG), (GS), (FCX), (MMM), (ORCL), (PCP), (PEP), (PFE), (TBT), (UPL), (VRTS), (XBI); Adami owns (AGU), (BTU), (NUE), (C), (GS), (INTC), (MSFT); Adami’s wife works at Merck; Weiss owns (AAPL); Weiss owns (QCOM); Weiss owns (PWER); Weiss owns (VZ); Weiss owns (CSX)
For Joe Terranova
Terranova is chief market strategist of Virtus Investment Partners, LTD.
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (ABAX)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (ALK)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (AMKR)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (CASS)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (CSVI)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (IGE)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (LDR)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (LPHI)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (MGRC)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (NRCI)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (DBV)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (XLB)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (XLP)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (XLY)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (XLF)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (XLI)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (XLU)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (SUBK)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (WDFC)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (YDNT)
Virtus Investment Partners own more than 1% of (DRYS)
For Brian Kelly
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (REE)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (GLD)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (GDXJ)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (SLV)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (ANDE)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (JJG)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (JO)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (RS)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (UUP)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own Swiss Francs
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital are short the U.K. Pound
For Dan Niles
Niles and Alpha One own (AAPL), (QCOM), (DELL), (PWER)
For Anthony Scaramucci
***No Disclosures***
For Brian Stutland
***No Disclosures***
CNBC.com with wires.
