Option Block 492: The Great Stupid Debate

Trading Block: U.S. stocks rally from 3-Month lows as energy, healthcare lead. Goldman plans to cut up to 10% of fixed-income traders, salespeople. Before the bell: JP Morgan Chase. What crisis? JPMorgan Chase reports $5.4 billion profit. After the bell: Intel Corporation. ATM Straddle - $1.45, ADV 72K contracts, today: 115K.

Odd Block: Puts trade in Fiat Chrysler Auto NV (FCAU), calls trade in KKR and Co. LLP (KKR), and calls trade in Blackstone Group (BX)

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

• Question from Kddidy - Thanks for answering my questions! I want to protect a stock position with puts at a strike 2% below market but there is not a strike there. I thought of dividing my purchase between two different strikes to get an average of 2% but I do not want all the guys to call me stupid. Mom always said I was a genius but it is hard to feel like one when buying something called a Put Stupid. What should I do instead? Regards, Mr. Smart
• Question from Mark B. - How would u have structured the short stock hedged by long calls trade that made 10 milly on OB 477?

Around the Block: Earnings season kicks off: The Big Banks: Citigroup Inc., Blackrock, PNC Financial, US Bancorp, and Wells Fargo and Company