The Options Insider Morning Edition

Today's Markets 
In Asia, Japan +0.5%. Hong Kong +1.1%. China +2.6%. India -0.3%. 
In Europe, at midday, London +0.4%. Paris +0.8%. Frankfurt +0.6%. 
Futures at 7:00: Dow +0.5%. S&P +0.5%. Nasdaq +0.5%. Crude +0.9%to $90.81. Gold +0.1% to $1755.90.

Economic calendar
8:30 Durable Goods, Initial Jobless Claims, GDP Q2 and Corporate Profits
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:00 Pending Home Sales
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
11:00 Kansas City Fed Mfg Survey
1:00 PM Results of $29B, 7-Year Note Auction
3:00 PM USDA Ag. Prices
4:30 Money Supply and Fed Balance Sheet

Earnings

Nike, Micron Tech, Texas Industries,  Accenture, Discover Financial, Research in Motion 

Stories

In defense of high-frequency trading: regulate it, don’t destroy it From Quartz

Futures exchange members get relief on margin rule From Reuters

Why No One Has Gone to Jail Yet Over Libor From Bloomberg

CFTC gives more time to comply with pre-trade screening rules From Reuters

SEC reviewing technology at brokerages following glitches From Reuters

CME says to launch Chinese steel rebar swap futures From Reuters

From High School to NFL, Via BofA From Wall Street Journal

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