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Technology Stocks : Kulicke and Soffa
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To: Ian@SI who wrote (2892)4/24/1998 3:13:00 AM
From: Fortinwit  Read Replies (1) of 5482
 
Ian is right. But if you absolutely must trade options,
the best advice that I have been given is the following:

* Only buy in-the-money puts and calls,
* Chose a strike price such that a 10% move in your
direction will cause the option's intrinsic value
to roughly double,
* Chose a longer expiration date (at least 45 days out),
* Buy only as many contracts equivalent to the amount of underlying
stock you can afford,
* Chose your exit price and live with it. Don't get greedy.
Don't get fancy.

These 'rules' have saved me money. Options are not for the faint of heart.
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