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S&P 500 November Straddle Moves

November 16, 2009 9:30 EST

you're watching: OptionsNews
What's OptionsNews?

An ahead-of-the-bell look at the market's biggest stories and a review of unusual options activity. Filled with smart market analysis from the ONN.tv team, "Options News" turns the market's top headlines into trading intelligence, hosted by Karla Yeh.

In This Episode

Expiration week is here, and pricing and moves in the SPY November straddle is in the spotlight.

On today’s Options News, Carrie Long and the www.ONN.tv team cover October retail sales, which … The market closed with a rally on Friday, and the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX) dropped 0.8 point to 23.3. Be sure to stay tuned to ONN.tv for continued updates on implied volatility, especially with options expiration coming up at the end of this week.

November Straddle Points in the SPY

Looking at a CME S&P 500 Weekly Futures chart, Kevin Cook gives insight into pricing of the November straddles and moves this week.

www.ONN.tv Market Analyst Kevin Cook analyzes options action in the SPY November straddles.

Kevin Cook also offers a FX Overnight update ahead of the opening bell.

For more breaking news and investment pointers on the options market, stay tuned in to ONN.tv.