and looking at a stock like veriz verizon, i'd love to own it. calls do not look attractive to add yield to a long stock position. which almost speaks to, you buy the calls and stick with it. >> exposure to early 2015. you're not risking a lot, and a potential for a lot of upside. >> send us a tweet if you have a question. or check out our website. the hottest news and videos throughout the week. it's like "people" magazine for people that like options. >> some traders are heading into apple earnings next week. >>> and if you thought microsoft's news was impressive, why are some traders making hugely bearish moves ahead of earnings? time and sales data. split-second stats. ♪ its so close to the options floor, you'll bust your brain-box. all on thinkorswim, from td ameritrade. [ bell ringing, applause ] five tech stocks with more than a 10%... change in after-market trading. ♪ all the tech stocks with a market cap... of at least 50 billion... are up on the day. 12 low-volume stocks... breaking into 52-week highs. six upcoming earnings plays... tha

veriz verizon, all the revenue comes from the united states. it does not matter whether you're looking for yield, and there's been fallout from the high yield market. if they are looking for yield, this is a place to get it. if they are looking for safety, this is a place to get it. it's perspective. you can buy it two and a half turns cheaper than the broad market, a 2 .5% yield of it. because of the utility-like behavior, options are cheap. >> you have a simple trade to put on. >> for that reason, looking to the january calls, slightly in the money, and you can pay $ 2.10, they are 75 cents in the money already. you only need them to get the stocks to 52.10 or above. it's a buck and a quarter. >> back at 15-year highs in the name we look at in tech. telecom participated in the tech bubble 15 years ago. looking at 60, it's an interesting call. you can say it's chunky at $2 for a stock that does not move a lot. if it goes par bollic, it's likely to participate, and like mike said, the calls are cheap, looking at verizon with a 4 or 5% dif den y