After falling for a record-tying 10 consecutive days, the VIX narrowly missed setting a new record today when it jumped 0.37 in the 4 to 4:15 p.m. ET twilight zone trading period to finish

Unemployed and sick of applying for a real job? Well, you’re in luck. Stark Industries is hiring! The advanced weapon and defense company is valued at around $20 billion and, in a world constan

The Washington Post’s (WPO) news sharing agreement with Bloomberg News will give the newspaper about 300,000 new readers and further solidify Bloomberg’s position as the nation’s to

Water and viral advertising sound about as exciting as an old pair of shoes, unless you’re stuck with foul drinking water and an ad to fix it that moves no one. Advertising mavens filled the Pa

Professor Wolfinger, Would you consider a post/overview/narrative on specific delta, gamma, theta, and vega numbers/thoughts you personally consider while managing your RUT portfolio? Minyan Dave

The S&P was outshined by Gold today as the yellow metal was up +2.54% to 981.50 and the popular index trading in a tight 10 point range for closing down -0.33% to 994. The action was in Gold, as

1) Secular Risk AversionRemember these days. These dark economic times will one day be accused of imprinting enduring behavioral changes on those who lived through them. Of course, it is really socia

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The life of a screenwriter or novelist is a wretched series of false starts, incessant rejection, and caffeine. Next week's food budget dependent on a silent cell phone and an empty inbox. Blank docu

One thing I've always been interested in analyzing is why people believe the things they do. I'm not referring to their specific reasons or arguments; often, such “reasons” are just elabo