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Option Block 446: Getting Into Trouble with Unusual Activity

Published: July 10, 2015, 9:16 p.m.

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Trading Block: What glitch? Competition eases NYSE shut-down. Fed increase are little more than a coin flip for derivative traders. Apple stock chart points to more downside ahead. Earnings today: Before the bell: PepsiCo, Walgreens

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Odd Block: Calls trade in CBS Inc. (CBS), calls trade WisdomTree EuropeHedged ETF (HEDJ), and calls trade in JCPenney Co. (JCP).

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Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

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  • Question from N198UA - I\'m a big fan of all your radio shows - especially Options Oddities. I\'ve always had an interest in unusual activity and even attended your forum in Chicago a couple of years ago. My question: if a retail trader makes an options trade based on unusual activity that is later deemed "insider" (or something not legal); could the retail trader - and anyone who copied the "insider" trade be in trouble? What are the possible outcomes? \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0
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  • Question from 999 - Brokers typically charge more to short stocks that are hard to borrow. What are examples of the extra fees or commissions that you pay when you trade options in hard to borrow stocks?
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  • Question from Jose Aprile - Any quirks with interest rates options that show the Fed might act soon?
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Around the Block: Greece is the word.

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