Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will be chatting up the central bank's exit strategy later this week when he testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on February 10. To say that there are... read more »
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.2%
Last week really tested the mettle of metal-owners. An early-week bullish head fake was followed by some nasty selling that left COMEX... read more »
Sarah Palin is missing the nucleus of what the Tea Party activists are all about. They are not looking for another John McCain or George Bush. While I sympathize with much of Palin's platform, she... read more »
Volatility Tracker for the week of February 8, 2010 Except for a brief interlude in mid-November, equity index options haven't been this fairly valued in about a year, meaning that realized... read more »
When I look at the present economic environment, I am not encouraged. But if you really want me to be discouraged, talk to me about politics. For the last 40-80 years we have been borrowing,... read more »
Assuming some massive UUP March call position is not being rolled, today was the second biggest volume day in UUP March Calls ($23 strike) ever. We believe this is not a roll as the trade did not... read more »
Yields on short-term government securities vary from just above zero (10 basis points for 3-month T-bills) to around 1% (88 basis points for a 2-year Treasury). Those are extraordinarily low rates by... read more »
This week, in keeping with the Free Press' theme of "money matters," we'd like to discuss several subjects that we consider crucial within the field of wealth management. First and... read more »
We're announcing the publication of a new online-only monthly magazine called Expiring Monthly: The Option Traders Journal. It'll be published on the Monday following each options expiration... read more »
Did you attend Davos this year? No? Neither did I. Next year, perhaps. Then again, maybe we're not missing all that much by staying home. Why suffer airports and rubber chicken lunches in the digital... read more »
