Pessimism apparent as Goldman−bears play with put options FXstreet.com The Forex Market
21.04.10
GS - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. – Posturing in out-of-the-money put options on Goldman Sachs today indicates some investors expect the investment banking firm’s share price could erode substantially ahead of May expiration. Goldman’s shares slipped 1.5% during the trading session to stand at $160.94 as of 2:30 pm (ET). One pessimistic player invested in a debit put spread in order to position for continued bearish movement in the price of the underlying stock through expiration next month. The trader picked up approximately 11,700 puts at the May $145 strike for an average premium of $1.91 each, and sold the same number of puts at the lower May $120 strike for $0.16 apiece. Net premium paid for the put transaction amounts to $1.75 per contract. The trader makes money if Goldman’s shares fall 11% to breach the effective breakeven point to the downside at $143.25. Maximum available profits of $23.25 per contract are available to the options player should the financial services firm’s share price plummet 25% to $120.00 ahead of expiration day in May. Other bearish players engaged in plain-vanilla put buying at the June $150 strike where at least 3,600 put contracts were picked up for an average premium of $4.73 each. Put-buyers at this strike stand ready to accrue profits if Goldman Sachs’ share price slips 9.75% lower to breach the average breakeven point at $145.27 by June expiration.
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Why Is Motorcycle Insurance Considered High Risk
Motorcycle insurance is considered a high risk by many insurance companies. The risk obviously is that there are going to be bike damages wherein the company will have to incur the repair costs. This is one of the main reasons why most insurance companies make you pay high premiums. We look to discuss why companies find motor cycle insurance risky and also how you could find low premium insurance policies, in this discussion.
Insurance companies take into consideration quite a few points to determine your premiums. The details include your age, occupation, bike model, and so on. Whatever the information they collect and manipulate, the premiums are high in most cases.
There is no doubt that bikes meet up with more accidents in a calendar year than any other vehicle. In fact, numerous accidents are reported every day. So what causes more bike accidents? Most of the bike riders are the young generation. This obviously means that bike riders are generally inexperienced or less experienced. Although the riders pass their tests and have a valid two wheeler license, the inexperience causes the accidents. More accidents mean that the insurance company has to pay for the damages.
Apart from inexperience, younger generation also has a tendency to ride fast. The rush of blood gets them to ride only in the top gear. Needless to say, higher speeds result in frequent accidents. It therefore becomes difficult for the insurance companies to trust these riders to not commit any accidents.
The tendency to take over comes automatically to most bike riders. This is because it is easier to take over with a bike, even in the narrowest of roads than with any of the four wheelers. In an attempt to over take at most times, the accidents are more likely to occur.
Bikes are more susceptible to damage when met with an accident, than any of the four wheelers. This is because a four wheeler is well protected with a front guard and a bumper in the front and at the rear. However, you could at max have a pair of leg guards to a bike and nothing much. This implies that bikes get heavily damaged when met up with an accident.
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