Why investors should trade options around earnings announcements

This Element is an excerpt from Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions (9780137084920) by John Shon, Ph.D., and Ping Zhou, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats. Two Line Description How to trade options before earning announcements — and pro...

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Otros Autores: Shon, John J Author (author), Zhou, Ping Contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] FT Press 2011
Edición:1st edition
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Sumario:This Element is an excerpt from Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions (9780137084920) by John Shon, Ph.D., and Ping Zhou, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats. Two Line Description How to trade options before earning announcements — and profit whether the market raves or rages! Text Excerpt We’ve all seen perplexing market reactions to earnings announcements, but would you have guessed that this happens 40% of the time? Even if you predict the right direction of an earnings surprise, it’s still easy to lose money with a directional bet. So how can you profit from an earnings announcement? You use an options trading strategy called a “straddle.”
Notas:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Descripción Física:1 online resource (10 pages)