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Strategies & Market Trends : Short-termSelling Puts (Covered Calls by another name) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rocky9 who wrote (61)3/6/2007 10:01:16 AM
From: Jams  Respond to of 66
 
Rocky

I just ran across your board. I have been writing puts for a couple of months without many people to talk about them.

The textbooks talk about only selling if you wouldn't mind owning the stock. I don't think I agree with that ... I would modify it to only sell puts on stocks that you like!

A couple of questions if you please:

Where do you trade?

Any comments on limit vs. market orders?

I usually like to buy back when the option gets cheap ... 10 - 20 cents, but I know I am giving up some of my hard earned profit.

I see you seem to like the biotechs, (that's where the vol is?). I have had some good success with the oils, brokerage (NYX, and I did some GS today). I did poorly on SEPR in the past. Any other general places to look?

Thanks

G



To: Rocky9 who wrote (61)4/13/2007 2:32:38 PM
From: Rocky9  Respond to of 66
 
My losers are not looking so bad right now. MNTA, NURO, and VPHM are all doing pretty well. Not many options right now, but I have kept a lot of the stock that was put to me. Which has been a very bad idea until recently. A few shares will be called away next week (I hope). And I will right more calls now that the prices are higher. let's see if it last a little longer.


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