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The Ins and Outs of Options
By Brett Fogle

What is an Option? An option is a traded security that is a derivative product.
By derivative product we mean that it is a product whose value is based upon or derived from the price of something else. Since we are talking about stocks, a stock option is based upon, among other things, the price of the underlying stock.

There are also options on other traded securities such as currencies, indexes and interest rates, but here we will limit our discussion to stock options, or options based on stocks.

A distinguishing factor of an option is that is a depreciating asset in the sense that it has a limited life, and has to be used before the date on which it expires. As time goes by, the option...
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TD Executive Officer to Exercise Options
TD Bank Financial Group announced today that Bharat Masrani, Group Head U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking and President & CEO TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, advised of his intention to exercise approximately 61,000 options for TD common shares, which represent approximately 8.5 percent of his outstanding options. Read More ...

Stampede Into Bullish Speculation At Yahoo, Green Mountain Coffee
Options players bet on a revival of Yahoo's lowly shares and a run to more new highs for Green Mountain. Read More ...

Options Bulls Bursting Into Teva, Cree, Expedia
Some especially bullish players see Teva above $60. Cree bulls have high hopes, too. Read More ...

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