Earnings Reports dates

[Arbikal]

Are earnings reports only quarterly or do some companies release them more often? Also is there a site that tells the dates that companies will release their earnings reports or is it something you have to look up individually for each company/stock?

I'm reading on how volatility affects options prices during an approaching earnings release. I want to track a few imaginary trades to see how the prices change. Vega grows smaller as the expiration date approaches but its alot bigger when there's a few months or more before expiration. So I'm trying to track a trade that won't expire for a few months or more and has a earnings release coming up so that I can watch the volatility go up and raise the price... I'm still in experimenting mode I'm a chicken sh@t!

[Fredledingue]

They usualy report every quarter only but give sometimes guidance about future results between reports.
On Y! Finance, you will often see a headline reading "company XYZ to report by May 12" or something of that effect.

HTH

[optradersc]

Arbikal,

There is a website that shows you earnings report date for just about all of NYSE, Nasdaq, and some of AMEX companies. Check out Briefings Publishing Group. And yes, volatile does increase ahead of earnings. Through YK Investment - YK Investments, LLC, (their earning service), I've learned that stocks need a 10% move for a 100% gain in options if the IV is at 50%. If the IV for the option is at 75%, then a 10% move for a stock will only create a 50-75% gain on the options. Here's one important thing to look out for: If the stock moves marginally (0-3%), then those options are almost always losers, sometimes worthless. What I've learn is that play the options at 50% IV or less. Good luck to you