The Options Insider Morning Edition

Today's Markets 
In Asia, Japan -0.6%. Hong Kong +0.4%. China -0.8%. India +0.9%. 
In Europe, at midday, London +0.6%. Paris +0.6%. Frankfurt +0.8%. 
Futures at 7:00: Dow +0.3%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.5%. Crude +0.9%to $92.10. Gold +0.4% to $1772.90.

Economic calendar and Fed Speak
8:30 Trade Balance, Initial Jobless Claims and  Import/Export Prices
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
11:00 EIA Petroleum Inventories
12:30 PM Fed's Plosser: Economic Outlook 
1:00 PM Results of $13B, 30-Year Note Auction
4:30 PM Money Supply and Fed Balance Sheet

Earnings

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Stories

Goldman braced for more revelations From Financial Times

Goldman Profit Will Be Biggest Bank Surprise, ISI Says From Bloomberg

Singapore Good Place for Water Derivatives Exchange, Times Says From Bloomberg

Fed Governor: Put Cap On Big Financial Firms From Wall Street Journal

Tom hits 1m options contracts in 10 months From Financial Times

U.S. CFTC boss supports appealing position-limits ruling From Reuters

The Problem With Too Many Order Types From Traders Magazine

The Mainframe Continues to Lure Wall Street From Wall Street & Technology

Spending on Data Centers Is Growing Rapidly - Survey From Wall Street & Technology

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