Articles by George Ruhana

Commodity Trading: Copper (Freeport-McMoRan) Versus Oil (Exxon Mobil)

12/27/2010, 1:25 pm from George Ruhana in Investing, Commodities

When discussing commodities-based stocks, there is usually correlation between the underlying commodity and the company’s share price.  As most of you know, there has been a pretty large... Read >>

Automatic Exercise, After-Hours Risk, and Other Options Expiration Issues

11/18/2010, 5:24 pm from George Ruhana in Investing, Options

Obviously, with a name like OptionsHouse, the majority of our customers trade options. Each expiration Friday, our trade desk is flooded with calls as we inevitably have customers that have... Read >>

As Market Hits New Highs, VIX Takes a Tumble

11/8/2010, 2:27 pm from George Ruhana in News Headlines, US Markets, Options

Early last week, I saw an article on CNBC that talked about investors moving back into equity funds for the first time in six months.  This development was followed by the election, the... Read >>

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX): A Lesson in Option Strike Structure

10/22/2010, 9:50 am from George Ruhana in Investing, Options, Stocks

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX ) reported earnings Wednesday night that were viewed favorably by the Street overall.  The stock was up 13% on Thursday to $173.  Obviously, traders who were... Read >>

Trading in a Market Free of Stop Losses

10/1/2010, 9:33 am from George Ruhana in Investing, Options, Investing Ideas

Despite the strongest September in nearly 70 years, the market has yet to recover to its early-May levels – the area at which stocks were trading before the infamous May 6 "flash crash"... Read >>

Buffett and Roubini on Either Side of the Market Debate … Who do you Believe?

9/16/2010, 10:43 am from George Ruhana in Investing, Economy, Bonds, US Markets

I found it interesting that Warren Buffet was recently quoted as saying: “I am a huge bull on this country. We are not going to have a double-dip recession at all…I see our businesses coming... Read >>