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Strategies & Market Trends : Options -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Vendit™ who wrote (27)	12/26/1999 3:46:00 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8096

Vendit, Not much about options is clear to me. I'd apprciate any help on the fields that you may be able to provide? Now, young man, can I interest you in a QCOM 2002 LEAP? With the recent pullback and the looming 4:1 split, it's a winner.

To: Vendit™ who wrote (27)	12/26/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: Jill	Respond to of 8096

I'd like to learn how to use that link, Vendit. Where do I get the information for each field? (Some are clear to me, and some are not) Thanx Jill

To: Vendit™ who wrote (27)	12/26/1999 3:54:00 PM
From: steve mamus	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 8096

Congratulations to the creators of this board (I can't stand the term "thread" don't know why it just makes me crazy). On to business. Several folks have alluded to option strategies for this week and the month of January. I have been a very, very aggressive seller of puts and also hold a very large long term position in the common. I must say that I am bewildered about what to expect this week in QCOM's price. I usually have a pretty good sense of what to expect. SO, I would love some comments from anyone about what they expect in terms of price movement this week. Early last week I closed in aggressive fashion a large number of positions by buying back puts in the QCOM 500+ range. I also have covered calls as a hedge (July 500 and 550 in 100% of IRA positions) and 1/4 of taxable positions. If QCOM approaches 500+ into the split I would probably add more 550 covered calls in the post 1/2000 time period. I have use covered calls to generate cash to diversify into other positions (JDSU, CMGI, ICGE, VRSN,SEBL among others) and to try to modify risk somewhat. Because of capital appreciation I also have the conservative allotment of 50-100% of various portfolios being in QCOM stock).