Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total volume of 6,950 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total volume of 272,055 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Devon Energy Corp. (Symbol: DVN), where a total of 42,839 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 4
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in General Electric Co (Symbol: GE), where a total volume of 30,745 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxima
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Discover Financial Services (Symbol: DFS), where a total of 11,193 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts t
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP), where a total volume of 11,612 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi
In trading on Monday, shares of TC Energy Corp's Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series 5 (TSX: TRP-PRC.TO) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.4873), with shares changing hands as low as $12.15 on the day. As of la
In trading on Monday, shares of Fifth Third Bancorp's 6.00% Non-Cumululative Perpetual Preferred (Symbol: FITBP) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.50), with shares changing hands as low as $24.80 on the day. This compares to a
In trading on Monday, shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd's Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series E (TSX: FFH-PRE.TO) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.7958), with shares changing hands as low as $15.77 on the
In afternoon trading on Monday, Technology & Communications stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.9%. Within that group, Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC) and Synopsys Inc (Symbol: SNPS) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 5.1% and 4.2%, respec
The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Utilities sector, showing a 0.6% loss. Within the sector, Sempra (Symbol: SRE) and Evergy Inc (Symbol: EVRG) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 1.9% and 1.2%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF foll
Investors in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw new options become available today, for the September 20th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 242 days until expiration the ne
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpen
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpen
In trading on Monday, shares of Malibu Boats Inc (Symbol: MBUU) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $52.51, changing hands as high as $53.87 per share. Malibu Boats Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year perform
Investors in Braze Inc (Symbol: BRZE) saw new options become available today, for the December 20th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 333 days until expiration the newly available contracts
Investors in AvidXchange Holdings Inc (Symbol: AVDX) saw new options begin trading today, for the December 20th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 333 days until expiration the newly trading
Investors in Marqeta Inc (Symbol: MQ) saw new options become available today, for the May 17th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 116 days until expiration the newly available contracts repre
Investors in Lyft Inc (Symbol: LYFT) saw new options become available today, for the September 20th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 242 days until expiration the newly available contr