Jud Pyle CFA

Jud Pyle, CFA, is the chief investment strategist for Options News Network. Pyle started his career in finance in 1994 as a derivative analyst with SBC Warburg. After four years with Warburg, Pyle joined PEAK6 Investments, L.P., in 1998 as an equity options trader and as chief risk officer. A native of Minneapolis, Pyle received his bachelor's degree in economics and history from Colgate University in 1994. As a trader, Pyle traded on average over 5,000 contracts per day, and over 1.2 million contracts per year. He also built the stock group for all PEAK6 Investments, L.P. hedging, which currently trades on average over 5 million shares per day, and over 1 billion shares per year. Further, from 2004-06, he managed the trading and risk management for PEAK6 Investments L.P.'s lead market-maker operation on the former PCX exchange, which traded more than 10,000 contracts per day. Pyle is the "Mad About Options" resident expert. He is also a regular contributor to "Options Physics."
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Big Collar Spread in Royal Caribbean

By Jud Pyle CFA

An investors has intitated a collar spread worth $1.1 million in the stock.

03:17PM 11/30/09

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Waiting and Watching (Options Alerts $)

By Jud Pyle CFA

A plethora of economic data reports and repercussions from the Dubai news could be major market movers this week.

12:57PM 11/30/09

Alert

Making a Contrarian Play (Options Alerts $)

By Jud Pyle CFA

Planning to initiate a new call spread following the recent share decline of this construction-and-engineering name.

11:31AM 11/27/09

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Bullish Move on Autodesk

By Jud Pyle CFA

At least one investor has take a near-term bullish stance against the software maker.

01:13PM 11/25/09

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Bullish Move on Origin Agritech

By Jud Pyle CFA

Option traders are riding a rally in the stock after the company received an analyst upgrade and approval from the China's Ministry of Agriculture for its genetically modified phytase corn.

12:34PM 11/24/09

Alert

Playing the Limits (Options Alerts $)

By Jud Pyle CFA

Our strategy for this market of limited downside and upside is to continue to buy call spreads and sell put spreads.

08:16AM 11/24/09

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KB Home Options Heat Up

By Jud Pyle CFA

Today's selling action has brought implied volatility of the December 14-strike calls down to 55.

03:33PM 11/20/09

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Call Selling in Homebuilder Stocks

By Jud Pyle CFA

There was heavy call selling in two homebuilder stocks following disappointing housing data.

04:36PM 11/19/09

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Call Buyer in Monster Worldwide

By Jud Pyle CFA

Takeover chatter resurfaced, which instigated a pop up in the stock and subsequent call-buying.

03:39PM 11/18/09

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Moderately Bullish Move on SunPower

By Jud Pyle CFA

At least one investor is taking advantage of today's sell-off of the stock to sell some puts.

04:25PM 11/17/09

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