The Late Edition
The Dow Jones closed up almost 21 points (.18 percent) to 11,559.95. The S&P 500 was up 2.84 (.23 percent) to 1,212.92 and the Nasdaq rose 14 (.55 percent) to 2,576.11.
The VIX closed at 32.89, up .61 (1.89 percent).
Stories
optionsXpress Holdings has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold.
OptionsXpress Holdings Inc. Stock Downgraded (OXPS) From The Street
BATS Global Markets said it received approval from the Securities andExchange Commission on the rules that will prevail at the launch of itsstock listings business in December.
SEC Approves Rules for BATS' Listings Venue From Securities Technology Monitor
Recently, this writer found an abnormality in the way that options were being priced and traded.
Is Gold The New VIX? From ETF Daily News
Today's trading day could have been more but maybe it was just a day about nothing.
Another Seinfeld Rally From Wall Street Journal
Does Ben Bernanke not get it?
Ben Bernanke Doesn't Get the Message From The Baseline Scenario
Steve Jobs was adopted and has never spoken to his biological father.
Dad waits for Jobs to iPhone From NY Post
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