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ISE Launches Options Trading on the NASDAQ Q-50 Index (Finance Technology Network)
ISE Launches Options Trading on the NASDAQ Q-50 Index

ISE Launches Options Trading on Nasdaq Q-50 Index (Schaeffers Research)
Get excited, options lovers -- the International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that it has started trading options on the Nasdaq Q-50 Index (NXTQ: sentiment, chart, options)...( Read More )

Volatility returns as options fear gauge surges (The Forex Market)
CHICAGO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index surged on Wednesday, in a sign that sentiment has shifted as investors turned more cautious after a period of quiet trading that sent Wall Street's so-called fear gauge to three-month lows.

Four Intriguing Index Funds That Deserve Attention (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Big index funds get all the press, but these lesser-known funds are still worth a look.

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate; Dell, Sun Microsystems Drop (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures swung between gains and losses as better-than-expected earnings from Sears Holdings Corp. offset speculation a report on jobless claims today will signal the recession is deepening.

Trading OEX Options: The Risk Of Early Exercise (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance)
Exercising early can benefit options traders, but only when trading American-style options.

Options Update: Traders Pile into Goodyear Tire & Rubber Call Options (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber have surged more than 25% since the beginning of 2009. The recent rally has prompted an outpouring of call volume from the speculative options crowd.

Dollar Vulnerable As Fed Options Limited And Growth Fades (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
A new year may have begun, but the same fundamental difficulties of 2008 remain for the US economy and its currency. In fact, conditions have arguable deteriorated from just a few quarters ago; and policy officials are quickly running out of options to preventing a full-blown depression and another financial crisis.

Options Traders Most Bullish on Canadian Dollar in 13 Months (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Options traders are the most bullish on the Canadian dollar in 13 months amid a rebound in commodity prices since the start of the year and as the U.S. appears to lapse into a prolonged recession.

ICE US Equity & Currency Closing Estimated Volumes For Jan 7 (The Forex Market)
Estimated Volume Report for 7-Jan-2009 Total Floor Floor Total Futures Calls Puts Options FINEX Aus. Dollar - N.Z. Dollar 3 0 0 0 Australian $-Canadian $ 0 0 0 0 U.S. Dollar - Aus. Dollar 31 0 0 0 Brazilian Real-US $ 0 0 0 0 Colombian Peso-US Dollar 0 0 0 0 U.S. DOLLAR INDEX 4,099 113 50 163 Euro Index 0 0 0 0 Euro-Japanese Yen 493 0 0 0 Euro - US $ 678 0 0 0 Euro-Canadian Dollar 6 0 0 0 Euro - ...