Option Block 449: Earnings Surprises Aplenty

Published: July 21, 2015, 8:57 p.m.

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Trading Block: In which we feature special guest co-host:\\xa0Fred Ruffy from Trade Alert

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Earnings Today: Before the Bell: Morgan Stanley, Haliburton, Hasbro; After the Bell: IBM. Tech names blowing through their straddles: NFLX: 8%, GOOG: 3.5%. Stocks slightly higher as NASDAQ hits new record.

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Odd Block: Puts trade in Ford Motor Company (F), puts trade in Windstream Holdings Inc. (WIN), and calls trade in ONEOK, Inc. (OKE).

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Mail Block: Listener questions and comments:

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  • Question from Adam Sam - \\u200fHow come no one saw GOOG jump coming. Do you ever share where you get your info from? I would love to know. Thanks.
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  • Question from big George: Hola options amigos. Fun program. Just found it on Stitcher and now it\\u2019s on the top of my business playlist. You guys make options fun. I would like to know if there\\u2019s any way that I can enter after hours orders for options. I can access afterhours books for my stocks but I don\\u2019t see that choice for options. Do I need to use a special broker or platform? This would really help me with my earnings season trading. Thanks, George.
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Around the Block: What to watch for in Apple earnings. Also watching GM, Boeing, Coke, Amazon, Microsoft & others.

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