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Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS

The Influence of Option Expiration

By Steven Smith
Aug 15, 2008 10:19 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
CALIYT

Options Mailbag: Short the Transports

By Steven Smith
Aug 4, 2008 11:51 AM EDT
OPTIONS
BUDDOWROH

Options Mailbag: Not All Merger Strategies Are Created Equal

By Steven Smith
Jul 21, 2008 5:16 PM EDT
OPINION
LEH

Lehman's Options Plays Suggest Fear

By Steven Smith
Jul 3, 2008 11:00 AM EDT
OPTIONS
AAPLAMZNBIDU

Three Potent Tech Options Plays

By Steven Smith
Apr 23, 2008 10:33 AM EDT
OPTIONS
GSLEHOIH

Nasdaq Wants More of the Options Pie

By Steven Smith
Apr 8, 2008 12:15 PM EDT
OPTIONS

The Right Time to Buy Write Options

By Steven Smith
Mar 24, 2008 1:54 PM EDT
OPTIONS
GOOGSCH

Tools for Defining Your Options Trades

By Steven Smith
Mar 14, 2008 3:41 PM EDT
Consolidation Speculation
OPTIONS
BACBSCC

Who Traded 55,000 Bear $30 Puts Tuesday?

By Steven Smith
Mar 14, 2008 3:31 PM EDT
EU Debt Crisis Tops Options Stories for 2010
OPTIONS
AMZNBSCC

Covered Call Strategies for This Volatile Market

By Steven Smith
Mar 12, 2008 2:37 PM EDT
OPTIONS
QID

LEAPing To Conclusions

By Steven Smith
Mar 7, 2008 6:32 PM EST
Don't Throw in the Towel
HOW-TO
AAPLIWMJOYG

Options Can Protect Your Portfolio

By Steven Smith
Mar 5, 2008 2:30 PM EST
OPTIONS
EOG

Getting a Read on Options

By Steven Smith
Mar 1, 2008 9:59 AM EST
Go RVing for a Profit
HOW-TO
AAPLICEJOYG

Options Mailbag: Three Ways to Play a Selloff

By Steven Smith
Feb 22, 2008 4:09 PM EST
Bears Bite Back, VIX Rallies With a Vengeance
OPTIONS
GOOG

Options Mailbag: Short Your Way to Riches

By Steven Smith
Feb 16, 2008 10:56 AM EST
Consolidation Speculation
HOW-TO
AAPLFXIGSF

Options Mailbag: How to Trade 'Em, How to Win

By Steven Smith
Feb 8, 2008 3:23 PM EST
Bears Bite Back, VIX Rallies With a Vengeance
HOW-TO

Use Options to Boost Your Returns

By Steven Smith
Jan 23, 2008 9:14 AM EST
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
HOW-TO
SPY

Options: Back to Basics

By Steven Smith
Jan 19, 2008 9:07 PM EST
OPTIONS
SWIM

Options That Protect Against Plunges

By Steven Smith
Jan 16, 2008 11:03 AM EST
I'm Going With LOW-Priced Options
HOW-TO
XLF

How to Handle the Volatility With Options

By Steven Smith
Nov 30, 2007 6:47 AM EST
Go RVing for a Profit
OPTIONS
FXI

FXIing Put Protection

By Steven Smith
Oct 16, 2007 12:16 PM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS

Using Leverage to Reduce Risk

By Steven Smith
Sep 25, 2007 3:32 PM EDT
OPTIONS
SPY

Dispelling the 'Bin Laden' Options Trades

By Steven Smith
Aug 30, 2007 3:23 PM EDT
VIX Closes Up On Active Put Spreaders
OPTIONS

More Premium-Squashing Strategies

By Steven Smith
Jun 22, 2007 11:50 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS

Two New Ways to Play Volatility, With Caution

By Steven Smith
Jun 12, 2007 8:54 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
FDCMMCTXU

Watch Options to Determine Potential Takeover Targets

By Steven Smith
Jun 5, 2007 7:10 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
RFMD

A 'Stealth' Options Play on RF Micro Devices

By Steven Smith
May 24, 2007 9:49 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
ICENYX

Get Options Protection in NYSE Euronext

By Steven Smith
May 23, 2007 7:53 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS

An Options Trading Lesson in Alltel

By Steven Smith
May 22, 2007 7:02 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS

Calendar Spreads Carry Several Risks

By Steven Smith
May 17, 2007 9:09 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
AMTDETFCSCHW

TD Ameritrade Takeover Talk Sparks Options Idea

By Steven Smith
May 16, 2007 12:44 PM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
ATNRMX

Making Options Bets on Neurochem, Alltel

By Steven Smith
May 15, 2007 1:01 PM EDT
Cisco Buoyed by Surging Market
MARKETS

Stay Nimble Ahead of Data Deluge

By Steven Smith
May 15, 2007 9:50 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
BOTCMEICE

A Slippery Situation for ICE

By Steven Smith
May 14, 2007 12:53 PM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
OPTIONS
AEODNDN

Chilly Season for Retail

By Steven Smith
May 14, 2007 12:51 PM EDT
Should I Do It? No Hang-Ups About Motorola
MARKETS
ISENYX

International Securities Exchange Finally Goes Global

By Steven Smith
May 3, 2007 7:22 AM EDT
Two More Baby Berkshire Hathaways: BAM and L
OPTIONS
AKSNUERS

Shorting With Credit

By Steven Smith
Apr 27, 2007 12:10 PM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
INVESTING
IBMSCHWSPY

The Brave New World of Portfolio Margining

By Steven Smith
Apr 5, 2007 7:43 AM EDT
OPTIONS
FDCGPN

How to Spot Unusual Options Trading

By Steven Smith
Apr 3, 2007 7:05 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
INVESTING
GLW

Decoding Corning's Call Options

By Steven Smith
Mar 16, 2007 7:34 AM EDT
Dating Sites: Best, Worst & Weirdest
INVESTING
CME

Consider a Replacement Strategy

By Steven Smith
Mar 9, 2007 3:44 PM EST
7 Breakout Stocks Spiking on Big Volume
MARKETS
SCHWSWIM

Time for a System Check

By Steven Smith
Mar 2, 2007 4:19 PM EST
7 Breakout Stocks Spiking on Big Volume
MARKETS
AMATCATGE

Every Penny Counts

By Steven Smith
Feb 23, 2007 7:45 AM EST
Should I Do It? No Hang-Ups About Motorola
MARKETS

Straight to the Source

By Steven Smith
Feb 15, 2007 7:46 AM EST
Should You Buy It? Hang Up on R.H. Donnelley
MARKETS
EOPIYRVNO

Playing the Real Estate Game

By Steven Smith
Feb 9, 2007 7:50 AM EST
7 Breakout Stocks Spiking on Big Volume
MARKETS
BOTCMEICE

Nice Earnings at ISE

By Steven Smith
Feb 7, 2007 7:36 AM EST
I'm Going With LOW-Priced Options
OPTIONS
GEIEDUIWM

Penny Pricing Comes to Options Market

By Steven Smith
Jan 26, 2007 3:35 PM EST
GE Energy Push Continues With $250M Doosan Deal
MARKETS
DIA

Caution Needed for Ratio Spreads

By Steven Smith
Jan 17, 2007 8:14 AM EST
Should I Do It? No Hang-Ups About Motorola
MARKETS
EAGLFLGPS

Plotting Your Plays on Takeover Targets

By Steven Smith
Jan 12, 2007 8:58 AM EST
Four More Go-To Names in Tech Hardware
MARKETS
BOTCMEET

Another Banner Year for Options

By Steven Smith
Jan 5, 2007 3:33 PM EST