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April 20

ReutersInvestors set for another roller-coaster ride on F5

“Weekly options are predicting a 9 percent move,” said Steve Claussen, chief investment strategist at online brokerage OptionsHouse.com in Chicago.

“This seems like a big move but considering how the stock has moved in the past, it’s not.”

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April 20

Wall Street Journal Option Traders Eye Limit to Kraft’s Rise

The investor likely is “someone happy to take the premium and call the [stock's] top at around $35,” said Steve Claussen, chief investment strategist at OptionsHouse… In what appeared to be a “buy-write,” or “covered-call” strategy, long shareholders sold the call contracts for $1.01 apiece. They leave gains on the table if the stock continues to rise much above $36, but Claussen suggested that with Kraft paying a 3.46% dividend yield, the investors could be looking use options to juice returns in the event that the stock moves sideways into expiration early next year.

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Jan. 18

Wall Street Journal - Apple Options Traders Ready for Fresh All-Time High

“People want to buy the dip, but they want to do it using options in case they’re wrong—they’re hedged, [and] losses are limited,” OptionsHouse Steve Claussen said.

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Dec. 10

Reuters - Quiksilver up on report of possible interest from PPR

“Stock volume is much higher than normal which is in line with what normally happens if a stock is rumored to be a takeover candidate,” said Steve Claussen, chief investment strategist at Chicago-based online brokerage OptionsHouse LLC.

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Dec. 8

Wall Street Journal – Bulls Running Strong in the Options Market

“I think there are a lot of guys chasing performance,” said Steve Claussen, OptionsHouse chief investment strategist. “You get leverage if you use call options as opposed to just going out to buy the stock,” he added.

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Nov. 10, 2010

Reuters – Cisco options suggest about 5 pct move after earnings

“It was a much larger move that [sic] what they had priced in originally,” said Steve Claussen, chief investment strategist at online brokerage OptionsHouse LLC in Chicago.

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