Option Block 595: Rise of the Yield Hunters

Trading Block: Earnings! Apple did not reach all time highs, but its close price is an all time highs. All time highs happened on April 28, 2015 @ 134.54. MIAX launches 15th options exchange with MIAX-Pearl. ICE Cool on Options: Speaking at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum in Miami Beach, Fla., Jeff Sprecher, founder, CEO, and chairman of ICE, painted a less than rosy picture of the options market.

Odd Block: Calls trade in True Car Inc (TRUE), calls trade in Union Pacific Corp (UNP) and puts trade in Amgen, Inc (AMGN)

Mail Block: Questions, comments, quizzes.

Options #QuestionOfTheWeek - Trading single #Calls and #Puts is fine, but smart #Options traders use spreads. What is your go-to spread?

• Vertical/Ratio Vertical
• Calendar/Diagonal
• Butterfly/ Iron Butterfly
• Iron Condor

Listener question:

Question from Game Day Dog - Hi. I have done well buying calls & puts, but have been practicing with credit & debit vertical spreads - see the DPZ trade picture. I am worried about max risk. How is this different than selling a naked option if my 195 protection is OTM at expiration? Can you discuss the "surprises" or things to watch for with vertical spreads? Thanks & great show.

Around the Block: What is on the radar for the rest of this week?

Earnings this Week:

• Tuesday: Potbelly, T-Mobile
• Wednesday: PepsiCo, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Groupon, Marriott International
• Thursday: Time Inc., Waste Management

This Week in the Market

• Feb 14: Producer Price Index
• Feb 15: Consumer Price Index, Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Business Inventories
• Feb 16: Jobless Claims, Housing Starts