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Selling Puts: Have Cash Will Travel

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1185	Tom K writes:<i>, especially if your PUT is 100 points in the money per y	Greg Higgins	-	4/11/2000
1184	interesting Ken... (other than the fact that QQQ is not cash-settled) it seems.	OX	-	4/10/2000
1183	Dave, I posted a reply to AA on RB. I don't believe that QQQ options can b	KFE	-	4/10/2000
1182	Ken, I am not sure that there is a definitive answer. Although AA on Reging B	jjs_ynot	-	4/10/2000
1181	Dave, Thanks, I was aware of links listed but they don't answer the questi	KFE	-	4/10/2000
1180	<i>...I assume you're referring to Brown...</i> That's cor	Tom K.	-	4/10/2000
1179	Ken, It seems that the exchanges consider QQQ and SPY to be index instruments,	jjs_ynot	-	4/10/2000
1178	>>>the broker does not pay any interest on the cash collateral, o	OX	-	4/10/2000
1177	<i>... nothing loses time value faster than a DITM put...</I> Sure	Tom K.	-	4/10/2000
1176	Thanks Greg, that's what I was looking for.	OX	-	4/10/2000
1175	Hi Ken, re: QQQ options I exchanged some PM w/ dave_s about this this weekend	OX	-	4/10/2000
1174	Tom K writes:<I>OX, 2 points.... as long as there is some time premium av	Greg Higgins	-	4/10/2000
1173	Robert, OX is right about short sale of options and it is in the code. Of cour	KFE	-	4/10/2000
1172	<i>... i need some help in figuring out free cash....</i> Tim, you	Tom K.	-	4/10/2000
1171	have you checked the tax code? it rarely covers options (much less LEAPS) in an	OX	-	4/10/2000
1170	I think you'd better check the tax code on that one. It doesn't matter	Robert T. Quasius	-	4/10/2000
1169	<i>when you sell a PUT and cash collateral is required, the broker does n	Tim O.	-	4/10/2000
1168	Ken, Thanks for the added insight into the pricing. I certainly did not consi	Dan Duchardt	-	4/10/2000
1167	Dan, <i>If seems to me the implication of this statement would be that A	KFE	-	4/10/2000
1166	I think we're in complete agreement overall. I should apologize for going	OX	-	4/9/2000
1165	<i>...If you keep a LEAP for more than 12 months, the gain qualifies as a	Tom K.	-	4/9/2000
1164	>>>LTCG not if you write LEAPS if your LEAPS are closed out (you buy	OX	-	4/9/2000
1163	<i>...wouldn't you think the likelihood of early assignment grows tre	Tom K.	-	4/9/2000
1162	Don't forget one advantage of LEAPs over shorter term options. If you keep	Robert T. Quasius	-	4/9/2000
1161	hi Tom, I perfectly understand how you use LEAPS, I was just trying to underst	OX	-	4/9/2000

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