Options for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)

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Options for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)

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1416	With conversions and reversals, the options do not get exercised until expirati	Madpinto	-	5/10/1999
1415	"In this post you mentioned "destroying the option", and I was w	Jon Tara	-	5/9/1999
1414	<i>But he may well do a conversion or reversal, destroying the option in	Madpinto	-	5/9/1999
1413	TO all Boston Newbies and Experienced Option Traders: We're organizing an	klemaire	-	5/9/1999
1412	Thanks browser, A nice example. Looks like you are playing a little one-on-on	Dan Duchardt	-	5/9/1999
1411	i believe the open interest decreases! if you look at HIWHX which is the aug22.	browser	-	5/9/1999
1410	i haven't seen that on cboe but presume it means previous close	browser	-	5/9/1999
1409	Dan, it's up to the specialist to do with the option he bought as he please	Jon Tara	-	5/8/1999
1408	<I>Alternately, there might not have been anybody wanting to write the co	Dan Duchardt	-	5/8/1999
1407	Jon: I just recently started trading in a couple of options and have been usin	Stephen Swantz	-	5/8/1999
1406	Larry McMillan does. "Do you think increasing open interest in out o	Jon Tara	-	5/8/1999
1405	Jon, Thanks for explanation regarding open interest. Now I get it. Do you th	limit	-	5/8/1999
1404	Open interest for dummies: OK, XYZ just got listed for option trading for the	Jon Tara	-	5/8/1999
1403	Elroy, This is my favorite site: edreyfus.com I have the TD May 60's and	limit	-	5/7/1999
1402	Dan, Can you please explain open interest in understandable terms. I read tha	limit	-	5/7/1999
1401	Yahoo does not have what you are looking for. Go to cboe.com to find out abo	Dan Duchardt	-	5/5/1999
1400	Does anyone know if we can just plug in an option ticker into the Yahoo! quotes	Elroy	-	5/5/1999
1399	It would not surprise me if the broker did not see the order the first time aro	Madpinto	-	5/4/1999
1398	never heard of these books! are they worth buying? i downloaded this from snowg	browser	-	5/4/1999
1397	here is another one! home.clara.net	browser	-	5/3/1999
1396	thx for the answer! appreciate it!	browser	-	5/3/1999
1395	axone.ch www5.wallstreetnet.com Good Options Calculators Also try oio newslett	James Raphael	-	5/3/1999
1394	Might add OPTIONSTAR - freeweb.pdq.net - to the list. jb	jebj	-	5/3/1999
1393	Please pardon me, but this is not a response to the previous message; however,	myicon	-	5/3/1999
1392	This does seem to be what happened in MJR's case, but as noted in my earlie	Dan Duchardt	-	5/2/1999

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