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Option Block 397: 2014 Year in Review

Trading Block: Looking Back at 2014

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• The crash in the price of oil.
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• The potential for Apple to move.
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• GDP growth at 5% in the US.
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• The 10-year trading about 100 basis points below expectations.
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• Changes in portfolio margin.
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• VIX becoming more and more mainstream.
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• The Ukrainian crisis of Q1/Q2.
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• The October volatility.
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• Continuing consolidation in the brokerage community.
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• How about the speed of the VIX spikes? \xa0
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• Despite "low" VIX options, volume still strong in 2014.
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Around The Block: What strategies should work well in 2015 depending on market conditions? What to keep in mind for 2015?