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Strategies & Market Trends : The ultimate play:STRADDLES on earnings announcements.
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To: shadowman who wrote (1)6/20/1996 10:50:00 AM
From: farouk a. hassieb   of 140
 
Dennis,
I generally buy the options to the nearest strike price. For ex, if Intc is at 72.5, I would pick up the 70puts and the 75calls. It also depends on my general bias(bull or bear) on the stock. If I felt earnings would be good, I would buy closer to or on the money calls and would pay more for them. But in this market I am maintaining a neutral position(buying calls and puts as close to an equal price as possible) because even if a company does meet or exceeds earnings, it will probably get hammered anyway(in other words its better to be safe than sorry) Volalitility is my best friend. I don't care where the stock goes, just as long as it does. I hope I answered your question. If not, ask more.

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