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Ticker	Time	Expected	Reported	Surprise
T.AVM	03:00	-0.01	0.09	1,000.0%
T.WDO	14:13	0.03	0.12	300.0%
T.ARZ	06:03	0.04	0.09	125.0%
AZK	06:14	0.04	0.08	100.0%
T.BAD	08:06	0.36	0.58	61.1%

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Kevin Matras heads up Zacks' newest trading service – Options Trader.

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Buying Puts to Protect Profits and Hedge Risk Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about buying puts to protect profits and hedge against risk, and compares it to using stop loss orders.

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Go through a brief outline of Gamma, Vega, Theta and Rho.

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Today's Aggressive Growth Stock

J.Crew Group (JCG) J.Crew just posted its 6th consecutive earnings surprise on a big jump in same-store-sales.

• Value: IDACORP, Inc. (IDA)
• Growth & Income: Nordson (NDSN)
• Momentum: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF)
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