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Green Dividends: How Europe’s Clean Energy Mandates Are Reshaping Utility Dividend Payouts
July 9, 2025Europe’s utility companies are navigating the balance between aggressive clean energy mandates and the need to maintain reliable dividend payouts. As part of the European Green Deal, utilities like Enel, Iberdrola, and Ørsted are heavily investing in renewable energy projects, ...
Read moreS&P 500 Record Fueled by Earnings Strength, Easing Tariff Fear
June 30, 2025The S&P 500 has reached a new all-time high, driven by robust corporate earnings and a decrease in tariff-related fears. Following a period of uncertainty due to trade policies, investors have regained confidence, propelling the market back to its record ...
Read moreHow Income Investors Can Use Options for Fun and Profit
May 22, 2025Stock options aren’t just for speculation; they can offer powerful insights into dividend safety. As Garrett DeSimone, Head Quant at OptionMetrics, puts it: “Investors don’t need to buy and sell options for them to be useful. Options can also tell ...
Read moreThis zero-day options craze could finally be coming to popular stocks like Nvidia and Tesla. Here’s what to know.
May 6, 2025Nasdaq has officially requested SEC approval to list zero-day options (0DTE) on top stocks like Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, and more, with Monday and Wednesday expirations on the table. This expansion could be a major shift for options traders, especially individual ...
Read moreGold’s Bullish Sentiment Seen Easing as Record Rally Stumbles
April 29, 2025Gold has outperformed major asset classes this month, but shifts in options positioning suggest caution ahead. In a recent Bloomberg piece, Garrett DeSimone, head quant at OptionMetrics, notes that “from the options market perspective, upside and downside weights are pretty ...
Read moreFrom policy ambiguity to price volatility: the hidden cost of indecision
April 25, 2025In August 2022, Olympic Steel shifted from an inconsistent short-term debt strategy to a clearly conservative policy, leading to a 22% stock increase and a nearly 50% drop in volatility of volatility (VOV). New research by Dr. Adam Harper of ...
Read moreIndia’s Dividend Outlook for Public Sector Undertakings
April 16, 2025Narendra Modi’s 2024 re-election signals continued economic reform, with a strong focus on privatizing state-owned enterprises (PSUs), boosting infrastructure, and maintaining fiscal discipline. For income-focused investors, PSUs offer high, stable dividends, thanks to government-mandated payout ratios and strategic disinvestment that ...
Read moreTariffs are causing stock-market panic and leading investors into riskier options trading.
March 13, 2025Tariff uncertainty is driving record options trading, with 0DTE trades making up 54% of S&P 500 options activity. “It’s definitely possible” that these trades impact volatility, says Garrett DeSimone, Head Quant at OptionMetrics, “but much of this news coincides with ...
Read moreGoldman: $2.7 trillion of options set for expiration
February 25, 2025Goldman Sachs' analysis, supplemented by OptionMetrics data, provides a detailed breakdown of the $2.7 trillion options expiration event. The accompanying chart highlights the composition of expiring contracts, showcasing the dominance of S&P 500 AM-settled options ($1.2T), alongside single-stock options ($615B), ETFs, ...
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