How To Write Covered Calls - An Ongoing Real Case Study!

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How To Write Covered Calls - An Ongoing Real Case Study!

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13087	AT, "nut" is the net price = cost of stock - premium received for the	Dan Duchardt	-	7/23/2000
13086	Hi Ryan, <I>If you bought the stock for 12 1/16, then sold the Oct. 12.50	Dan Duchardt	-	7/23/2000
13085	>>I'm hopeful of getting a nut around the $1.25 level<< You ain	AlienTech	-	7/23/2000
13084	I just started looking into selling covered calls and I have some questions: -	options101	-	7/22/2000
13083	Herm, if you are confident in the long term success of Electronics for Imaging (	Bridge Player	-	7/22/2000
13082	They make the rules and the house always needs some kind of edge over the player	Herm	-	7/22/2000
13081	Hey MC, You may have something here with EFII. A 30.88% annual growth rate a P	Herm	-	7/22/2000
13080	Hey MC, You may have something here with EFII. A 30.88% annual growth rate a P	Herm	-	7/22/2000
13079	I find that unfair. The market for purchasing options does not have extended tr	robwin	-	7/21/2000
13078	Well, didn't get the pullback in HLYW I was waiting for. It has been very s	mc	-	7/21/2000
13077	Excellent question and answer both, answer based on actual case, always the best	Bridge Player	-	7/21/2000
13076	Yes! This happened to me last November. I was short some MSFT 90 calls and MSF	Mark Z	-	7/21/2000
13075	Question: How does after hours trading impact settlement of options? I don'	StaggerLee	-	7/21/2000
13074	<<<< And you were overlooking the fact that although your calls expi	Jonathan Thomas	-	7/20/2000
13073	<<You had to shell out 12 1/16 to buy the stock. Money spent. Then, betwee	Bridge Player	-	7/20/2000
13072	I hope he was not thinking about trading options? :-)	Herm	-	7/20/2000
13071	Hello Robwin, You contracted to sell the stock at $55.00 x 100 = $5,500 and tha	Herm	-	7/20/2000
13070	There was a mention in Barron's not too long ago and I guess people started	Herm	-	7/20/2000
13069	Thanks to both gentlemen for your quick response. My friend owes me a nice stea	robwin	-	7/20/2000
13068	BP wrote <<<< Lets see now. On the long stock with covered calls, yo	Jonathan Thomas	-	7/19/2000
13067	(Ignoring all commissions and interest on credit balance) 1. You buy 100 shares	Bridge Player	-	7/19/2000
13066	When 100 ABC shares are delivered to the call holder, the obligation is satisfie	hivemind	-	7/19/2000
13065	<<If you bought the stock for 12 1/16, then sold the Oct. 12.50 Puts for 2	Bridge Player	-	7/19/2000
13064	I had another argument with my friend who like me, is new to covered call writin	robwin	-	7/19/2000
13063	Dan, mc, Now I don't feel so bad when I bought my July 7.50 calls back when	Jonathan Thomas	-	7/19/2000

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