MS (Morgan Stanley) Update
Morgan Stanley (MS) has been on our radar screen, and we have discussed a bullish calendar spread as the structure of choice around earnings calls. The short-dated option on the…
MS: Morgan Stanley Reports Earnings This Week
Morgan Stanly, the investment banker to corporations and high net worth individuals, will be reporting earnings on Thursday the 16th. This article is for registered members - please login or…
Did Morgan Stanley (MS) Buy the Top?
Morgan Stanley (MS) announced that they would buy E*Trade (ETFC) in a transaction valued at about $13 billion. To help ensure a deal gets done, both parties have agreed to…
Morgan Stanley (MS)
Morgan Stanley is an investment bank. JP Morgan Chase is a commercial bank with an investment bank as an appendage. There was a time when Morgan Stanley & JP Morgan…
Update | Options Expiration
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 6 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what you…
The Big Bank’s Beat on Earnings but Stocks Take A Beating | What’s Ahead for Morgan Stanley (MS)
Friday was a big day for banks reporting earnings. The reports were good but the street was disappointed and their stock prices fell. Now Morgan Stanley is on the radar…
Breaking Out the Financials
The old common rule of thumb was that falling interest rates are good for bank and rising equity prices are good for the insurance companies. At first blush, this makes some…