position in a security would, however, expose investors to the unlimited loss potential. Thus, playing the downside via put options (which provide individuals the right, but not the obligation, to sell a given security) may be a more suitable alternative
By Colin Lokey : Herbalife Ltd. ( HLF ) got a pass at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday - famed short seller David Einhorn made no mention of the nutrition supplement marketer, causing shares of Herbalife to rally more than 17% during trading and another 3% after hours . It certainly
investor times it correctly he or she can make good money from shorting the IPO or hedge losses by selling stock or buying put options before the lockup period expires. While many pre-IPO investors and insiders Complete Story »
The notional value of hedging through the combination of short futures contracts, short call options and purchased put options , short sales of ETF shares and all other instruments used for hedging is not expected to exceed 50% of the aggregate
The notional value of hedging through the combination of short futures contracts, short call options and purchased put options , short sales of ETF shares and all other instruments used for hedging is not expected to exceed 50% of the aggregate
bid-ask price, volume, and open interest for any options contracts that's listed. Below I've shown several put options for SLV with varying strike prices expiring in May 2012 and June 2012. You Complete Story »
outright short position in a security exposes investors to the unlimited loss potential. Thus, playing the downside via put options (which give individuals have the right, but not the obligation, to sell a given security) may be a more suitable
security would expose investors to the unlimited loss potential. Thus, investors also could play the downside with put options on ETFs such as XLK or VGT, which provide investors the right, but not the obligation, to sell a given security
products that offer double-short exposure to the basic materials sector. Alternatively, investors can consider selling put options on an unleveraged basic materials ETF such as Materials Select Sector SPDR, whose options are fairly liquid. UltraShort
Nexen has hedged about 63% of 2012 oil production with put options at a floor of $65 per barrel, moderately protecting ..... Nexen has hedged about 63% of 2012 oil production with put options at a floor of $65 per barrel, moderately protecting