Andrew Wilkinson
Email: awilkinson@interactivebrokers.com
Website: http://www.interactivebrokers.com
Profile: Andrew Wilkinson is the senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group, where he provides daily commentary and analysis on U.S. equity options trading throughout the trading day. Andrew provides webinars designed to explain option-related trading scenarios covering futures, fixed income, forex and equities. Interactive Brokers offers direct market access to around 80 electronic global markets from a single account. Successful traders and investors understand that superior technology and lower trading costs can result in greater returns. For 32 years we have been building direct access trading technology that delivers real advantages to professionals worldwide. With consolidated equity capital of US $4.4 billion, IB and its affiliates exceed 1,000,000 trades per day. In addition, our prudent and conservative risk policies make Interactive Brokers a safe haven for your money. Discover some of the reasons why IB, the largest independent US broker/dealer, is the professional traders' and investors' choice. Visit http://www.interactivebrokers.com
Risk aversion took a step forward following analysis by Wall Street Journal staffers, claiming flaws in the methodology of the July stress-testing process across 91 European banks. The contention is that banks have …
Accusations that the European banking system got the all-clear from a quack rather than a qualified doctor has the single currency return to under-the-weather status. A Wall Street Journal report says that …
Today’s tickers: TSN, PSS, XRT & BX
TSN – Tyson Foods, Inc. – Call options on the food products company are a hot commodity this morning for bullish players positioning for a near-term …
The shortfall in the loss of U.S. jobs created a risk-on environment spurring immediate gains for equity index futures, while sinking the dollar and bonds. Yields surged as the 10-year U.S. note sank …
The euro is pushing its luck with the dollar even ahead of the critical employment report due out later this morning. Having touched $1.2854 already this morning, the euro is teetering on a …
A couple of U.S. data points have forced several bears to rethink the prospects for the world’s largest economy. Strength in consumer sentiment and manufacturing output have also lowered demand for dollars …
Questions over the extent of the recent scorching run for global bond prices came to a head after the release of FOMC minutes appearing somewhat more cautious than previously thought. Meanwhile a string …
As a new month dawns, investors are comforted by signs of life in China’s economy. The rise in both the official and private HSBC PMI indices was enough to reassure investors that the …
The end of August is here and that may well mean that the battle lines are redrawn tomorrow. But for now it means that the Japanese yen remains higher against all 16 of …
The message from the annual central bank symposium was pretty straight forward. Central bankers continue to look for new and innovative ways of relaxing monetary policy without relying on interest rates. After all …
Friday’s initial response to the words from Ben Bernanke is being reversed on Monday. Bond yields jumped sharply as the Fed Chairman said that the FOMC stood ready to perform whatever action necessary …
Plenty of saber-rattling out of Tokyo overnight keeps yen bulls dancing on red-hot stones and has kept the latest phase of its rally firmly in check overnight. Friday is starting out on a …
The Federal Reserve’s Annual Symposium begins in Jackson Hole, Wyoming today. On Friday Fed Chairman Bernanke will develop his latest thoughts on the health of the U.S. economy to the crowd. Without thinking, …
Today’s tickers: S, APOL, CAL & JCG
S – Sprint Nextel Corp. – A number of options players are positioning for a rebound in shares of the telecommunications company by employing diverse trading …
Global government bond yields slumped deeper into the abyss following hot on the heels of fresh data depicting economic weakness. However, the rally has been erased as investors glance back over their shoulders …
Currency news continues to be monopolized by the trajectory of the Japanese yen, which today has taken a temporary break from its ascent as dealers grow increasingly wary of intervention. The problem facing …
Monday’s dealings in equities saw the major market indices flip-flop around the unchanged mark all day long until trading ground to a halt on a rather sour note at intraday lows. Such ebb …
Treasury market investors appear to be having second thoughts on Monday morning following a seesaw session on Friday that witnessed record lows for U.S. 10-year yields. Having reached 126-08 in the September contract …
Forex markets started out on the same footing as they left off last week with dealers shying away from riskier alternatives. The strength apparent across the safe havens of both …
Today’s tickers: EFA, FTI, FBR & TYC
EFA – iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund – Shares of the EFA, an exchange-traded fund created to yield investment results that correspond to the price and …
Today’s tickers: DAL, AKAM, GG & IYR
DAL – Delta Air Lines, Inc. – One contrarian investor initiated a three-legged bullish options combination play on Delta Air Lines today with shares of …
Today’s tickers: FDO, CHS, KWK, JCG, LVS, XOM, HRB & HOLX
FDO – Family Dollar Stores, Inc. – Shares of the operator of general merchandise retail discount stores rallied 1.4% this afternoon …
Today’s tickers: NFLX, DV, IYR & LVS
NFLX – Netflix, Inc. – Bullish players are dominating options trading on Netflix today with shares of the provider of DVD-rental-by-mail service jumping up 3.9% …
Pressure on the single European currency returned following a poorly attended auction of Italian government bonds. The news followed a well received and glowing report of robust Eurozone growth in the second …
A rebound for risk appetite that began with a snap in several daily declines for Asian stocks appears to have yielded to yet another round of dollar and yen buying in early morning …
Today’s tickers: CSCO, M, SPWRA & LEN
CSCO – Cisco Systems Inc. – A disappointing revenue forecast for the current quarter by computer giant Cisco late on Wednesday spawned more fears about the …
