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Selling Puts: Have Cash Will Travel
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1210Dave, Yes, the fact that other trackers like SPY and DIA don't have optionsDavid Lind-9/27/2000
1209David, The QQQ shares represent the entire NASDAQ 100. I doubt that you can fijjs_ynot-9/27/2000
1208Dave, I'm betting on real solid support of QQQ around 85 before it begins toDavid Lind-9/27/2000
1207OX, I think that I will start writing CC's on QQQ in my IRA as well. It loojjs_ynot-9/27/2000
1206yes, still short SPX1450P. when I wrote the puts I did not think we had bottomedOX-9/27/2000
1205OX, Are you still short the October SPX 1450 puts? If not what was you money/rjjs_ynot-9/27/2000
1204hi dave, good idea, resurrecting this thread. kudos to you for having more patOX-9/27/2000
1203OX, I sold a number of October 79 and 80 QQQ puts today. I hope this is near tjjs_ynot-9/27/2000
1202DD has a question again - which brokers allow you to put proceeds from writing oDr. Diligence-9/1/2000
1201 i agree about front month long calls... I'm pretty quick to sell those too OX-4/18/2000
1200 I sold those a week or so ago. I have a quicker trigger finger with calls, as tRobert T. Quasius-4/18/2000
1199 what did you do w/ your CNC long calls? (that wasn't from the yahoo boardsOX-4/18/2000
1198 I don't put too much credence in what is posted on the Yahoo boards, especiRobert T. Quasius-4/18/2000
1197 Looks like CNC may be a little shaky as an investment right now. I got the folVol-4/18/2000
1196 Writing CNC Leap Puts look like an excellent investment at the moment. The stocRobert T. Quasius-4/16/2000
1195 You're right about the tax treatment of writing puts. No matter what the tiRobert T. Quasius-4/16/2000
1194 OX, To be clear, I was only speaking of my best understainding of the tax treajjs_ynot-4/16/2000
1193 >>>options on mutual funds boy, won't that be the day! i think thOX-4/16/2000
1192 Ken, The best information that I can gather so far is that the IRS considers ojjs_ynot-4/16/2000
1191 Dan, Sorry, I was just reviewing the thread and realized that I never respondeKFE-4/16/2000
1190 ...If you keep a LEAP for more than 12 months, the gain qualifies as a long terVol-4/11/2000
1189 Sam, You misunderstood what I wrote. I never said that QQQ options cannot be cKFE-4/11/2000
1188 Ken, What is the basis of your opinion that QQQ options [NDX] can <i>notSam Citron-4/11/2000
1187 <i>...You're totally ignoring the fact that it's also 20 months oTom K.-4/11/2000
1186 My strategy in selling puts is to sell puts with a strike equal to what I wouldRobert T. Quasius-4/11/2000
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