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| Option question | 10/2/2008 |
Q: I am new to options. The stock I am targeting is current price right below 15 a share. I feel it ...
A: consiering that the stock is below 15 and the 12.50 option is a 2 buck premium i would either buy ...
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| OPTION PREMIUM | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I am looking @ GS options but the premium is unbelievably expensive. What is the most prudent way ...
A: When I buy options I look at the strike price on either side of my choosen price ....... my latest ...
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| NAKED SHORT | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I am naked short ITM options Tomorrow is expiration If I do not have the stock to deliver or cover ...
A: are your options in the money if yes you better buy em back at a loss or come up with the stock ...
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| naked options | 8/14/2008 |
Q: If I am short ITM naked options what is the effect at expiration if I want to stay short?
A: from what brokers tell me If you hold a naked position/short position where you sold something ...
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| Options buying and selling | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I have two questions. First, different brokers have different margin requirements for selling ...
A: you must ask a brokerage margin dept that question as I have no clue and its never been an issue to ...
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| Options Leverage | 5/22/2008 |
Q: I was given a senario that I would like for you to explain to me please. A person has $1000 to ...
A: I do it everyday with leap call options Example Ibm is 124.70 today Its been moving sideways for ...
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| option selling strategy | 1/28/2008 |
Q: Sir Sir I need to know the option selling strategy - credit spread. At what point to sell ...
A: I assume its the cboe, The chicago board option exchange I trade dow 30 stocks on the nyse ...
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| option selling strategy | 1/17/2008 |
Q: Sir Sir I need to know the option selling strategy - credit spread. At what point to sell ...
A: I work on a basic rule 10-15% and out IF I make 10% three times a year I made 30% I only deal in ...
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| recording puts, calls,etc. | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I've made several trades in puts and calls, but 1. I don't know how to keep track of them (I need a ...
A: I keep track of my trades by using my brokerage account history I check it once a month and then ...
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| Future Trading | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I am not a trader but medium to long term investor. I would like to buy and hold futures for long ...
A: if you feel the stock is a good one and it has a 20-40 buck moving range like ibm does then you can ...
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| Leap calls puts and stocks | 12/10/2007 |
Q: If I buy a stock and sell a Leap call and buy a Leap put, what do u do if the stock goes up. DOnt ...
A: you bought the put with the premium you got paid by selling the covered call IE.. IT COST YOU YOUR ...
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| Leap calls puts and stocks | 12/8/2007 |
Q: If I buy a stock and sell a Leap call and buy a Leap put, what do u do if the stock goes up. DOnt ...
A: you already have a profit on the stock when you sell the covered call you have researched the stock ...
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| project enquiry | 12/7/2007 |
Q: sir im doing project in option . more specific on option selling - (spread) credit option selling in ...
A: option selling is either called selling naked or covered naked means you are selling an option ...
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| Options | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I own a dozen stocks. For example, I hold 16,490 shares in one stock that is trading around $10. It ...
A: what I do on a regular basis is sell covered leap calls against the common stock and use the ...
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| Tax on premium | 9/24/2007 |
Q: I would like to ask this question that has been bugging me for years. Ex: I bought 1,000 shares of ...
A: yes now you do your own homework to figure out why and dont tell me this question is not straigth ...
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| Leaps---Covered Calls | 12/18/2006 |
Q: I want to do Iron Condors using long term ITM leaps to minimize Time loss vs selling current month ...
A: all i know about leaps used as a covered position is i get a 15-30 cent devalueation of the covered ...
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| index options | 10/28/2006 |
Q: have you investigated your strategy on index options(mainly spx, xeo, or etf's spy.) i would like to ...
A: i have never had much success with index options as the only predictor is the dow 30 graph vs the ...
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| forward rates | 10/2/2006 |
Q: Explain how 'forward rates' determine theoretical futures prices? Please be more detailed
A: your use of a vague term forward rates indicates homework so does your term theoretical future ...
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| 4% a month guarantee | 9/3/2006 |
Q: I have a "friend of a friend" investor who says if I invest at least $20,000 with him for a minimum ...
A: depending on how aggressive the trader is and what he is trading and his knowledge of the ...
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| Leaps | 5/12/2006 |
Q: How do leaps work, and can they be used if you think the particular stock you're looking at is going ...
A: yes they can leaps are simply call or put options with a long expiration time period usually 1-2 ...
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| Options Strangle | 10/25/2005 |
Q: I try to read the options strategies using options strangles that appear in Business news papers, ...
A: i dont use any of that crud to determine the positions i buy 99% of the so called strategies are ...
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| leaps | 7/25/2005 |
Q: I'm interested in your LEAP strategy. My only experience is with selling covered calls. I like the ...
A: basically all i can suggest is what i do i dont like the risk of naked options so i dont do them i ...
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| taxation of leap call premiums | 7/13/2005 |
Q: I know the premiums received for regular call options are treated as short-term capital gains. If ...
A: this is a tax question that i suggest you direct to the irs as i did 1 800 829 1040 i would get the ...
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| Leaps on BNS | 1/28/2005 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Hi again, The time value problem with a long call option is ...
A: selling puts is something i considered a few times but the daily watch annoyed me if you wish to ...
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| Leaps on BNS | 1/23/2005 |
Q: 000 over what I paid! But since then I have watched it pathetically drop to only being up $400 now. ...
A: time factor is an issue if you still have a profit sell your options the first rule of the market ...
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| leap call options | 1/7/2005 |
Q: I'm looking into option trading and have an acquaintence that is very successful at it and has been ...
A: ok all a leap option means is its a long term call or put option long term meaning good for 1 or 2 ...
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| A few questions about your system | 8/29/2004 |
Q: I've been dabbling in options for over a year. The only thing that has really worked for me so far ...
A: i trade as the market fits in english that mean if we see a consistant price move of 5-7 bucks ...
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| oldmoney | 6/26/2004 |
Q: can you tell me where I might find a 1862 dollarbill to see what it is worth.
A: your question refers to coin collecting ie numismatics go to any reputable old coin store or go ...
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| what is leap call? | 4/21/2004 |
Q: what is leap call? for "bear call spread" : what whould happen to the option with Lower Strike ...
A: a leap call for me is one that is good for more than a year such as the current 2006 issues and ...
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| DowJones | 4/17/2004 |
Q: Where can I find the numbers of the following, for Intra-day DowJones Sector and Subsector Index: ...
A: th trin is symbol [ ^sti.n ] the rest of the items i believe are free on the basic chart at ...
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| Learning to Invest | 3/4/2003 |
Q: I would like to learn how to invest in futures plus gold and silver, as the matter of fact, all ...
A: ok to use call options as i do you dont need an mba in fact i have baffled mba brokers with my ...
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