Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Symbol: PENN), where a total volume of 20,315 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents… Read More »
After being the subject of negative trends in the past few years, Caterpillar, Inc. CAT emerged as the best performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for 2016. The Caterpillar stock ‘s 36.46% gain through the year made it the clear winner, trumping gains of UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH , Chevron Corp. CVX ,… Read More »
Monsanto Company ( MON ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 04, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.54 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 27, 2017. Shareholders who purchased MON prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that MON has… Read More »