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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13287	Don, your question goes to the issue of whether you are using the short calls as	David Lind	-	9/22/2000
13286	Hi Don, I guess a lot of us will be in that same boat tomorrow, and it will be	Dan Duchardt	-	9/21/2000
13285	Howdy all, I see no posts since 9/18 so I thought I would come out of lurk mode	imdchamps	-	9/21/2000
13284	Hello Hal, I'm on my lunch break and happen to check in for a moment. QQQ i	Herm	-	9/18/2000
13283	If you think QLGC is going up, or a low, you may want to wait a short period of	BobInBush	-	9/18/2000
13282	I have played Naked puts a few times. Has more risk that CC's. Important ru	BobInBush	-	9/18/2000
13281	Dan, those are good questions. First, I put in my order this weekend to sell t	David Lind	-	9/17/2000
13280	David, Very nice description of your thinking and strategy on the QQQ position.	Dan Duchardt	-	9/17/2000
13279	QQQ closed at 91.25, which is about the best situation I could have ever desired	David Lind	-	9/17/2000
13278	Hal, <I>Here you say WRITING the leaps deep ITM.....Dont you mean BUYING	Dan Duchardt	-	9/16/2000
13277	Dan, From your responce....... <i>It's important to select the strike	Gary E	-	9/16/2000
13276	Hal, I'm guessing Herm might not be back for a while to answer this, since	Dan Duchardt	-	9/16/2000
13275	David, I am assuming that the QQQ was called away since the price was well above	Gary E	-	9/16/2000
13274	Hello Herm, I am trying to follow along with the mechanics of this, can you hel	Gary E	-	9/16/2000
13273	Hello Tamson, <i><b>qlgc is trading around $100. The jan 100's	Herm	-	9/16/2000
13272	Hello Ray, Yes, we do have some very savvy investors with a great deal of patie	Herm	-	9/16/2000
13271	Hello Graham, Once you have a nice net cost basis (nut) you can play the QQQ ju	Herm	-	9/16/2000
13270	Hello RobWin, Interesting question about writing CCs "every month." I	Herm	-	9/16/2000
13269	garnett50, <I>does anyone have a preference for selling naked puts as a s	Dan Duchardt	-	9/16/2000
13268	does anyone have a preference for selling naked puts as a strategy they would li	garnett50	-	9/16/2000
13267	Ken, Thanks for your input. Caution is always a good idea. I don't know e	Dan Duchardt	-	9/15/2000
13266	Dan, <i>As for IRAs, there is no reason I know of why you can't do th	KFE	-	9/15/2000
13265	Trio, <I>Writing a call against a leap? That's new to me. Could you e	Dan Duchardt	-	9/15/2000
13264	Writing a call against a leap? That's new to me. Could you elaborate? How	Trio	-	9/15/2000
13263	Tam, <I>When qlgc was around 115 I wrote several oct 130's with $10 p	Dan Duchardt	-	9/15/2000

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