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Strategies & Market Trends : The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: FaultLine who wrote (886)6/1/2001 8:51:44 PM
From: Uncle Frank  Respond to of 5205
 
>> somebodypleasestopmebeforeishortagain.

Stop you? I'm going to start following you.

Good plays, dfl; I'm envious.

duf



To: FaultLine who wrote (886)6/1/2001 11:17:22 PM
From: J F Allen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5205
 
The NOTES thread has an article by John Murphy about the VIX and VXN that is worth reading -message #834.

Statistically, June calls may favor the buyer, not the seller at these low prices (implied vol. is low)

When I write covered calls I assume the buyer is a very sophisticated hedge fund manager with more market information than I have and better analysis tools.