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

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1441	Pass Pass, not exactly. It could be like the proverbial 2 ships passing in the	David Petty	-	6/8/1999
1440	Thank you Doug. If we always use limit price rather than market, then it should	pass pass	-	6/8/1999
1439	Hello pass pass: I've been away for a long time. I saw your your post &	----------	-	6/7/1999
1438	The one with the best price, presumably. Pass Pass wrote: "If I just en	Jon Tara	-	6/7/1999
1437	If I just enter the 5-letter option symbol, who decides which exchange the tran	pass pass	-	6/6/1999
1436	Jon, These are indeed exchanges. They are used for quoting purposes. p = Paci	sandbag	-	6/6/1999
1435	Those are the exchanges, I presume. P=pacific, A=american, e=? I don't bel	Jon Tara	-	6/6/1999
1434	A question to all: As I attempted to write my first calls, I found the quotes o	pass pass	-	6/6/1999
1433	John, it depends on how many stocks are in your portfolio. If it's only a	Jon Tara	-	6/1/1999
1432	I have some Jan 00 puts on QQQ (a tracking stock for the Nasdaq 100). Of course	Richard Forsythe	-	6/1/1999
1431	Thread, a request for help: What's the best way to hedge a long portfolio?	John Stichnoth	-	6/1/1999
1430	1/4, and you have a good chance of not being called. 10 points, no way.	Jon Tara	-	5/29/1999
1429	Beeblebrox, my broker claims to have a policy of exercising any option that	Mama Bear	-	5/29/1999
1428	A covered call question to anyone.... If you sell calls on your stock and t	The Perfect Hedge	-	5/29/1999
1427	<<Restricted shares are, by law, restricted from transfer to a third part	robt justine	-	5/24/1999
1426	OK - now <i>you're</i> right. It's semantics, but at least	Caroline	-	5/23/1999
1425	<I>Caroline: The downside is if CMGI goes....over $300 per share....you&	Dan Duchardt	-	5/23/1999
1424	MaryinRed, in "the old days", before listed options, all option were	Jon Tara	-	5/23/1999
1423	You're right. 356. Caroline	Caroline	-	5/23/1999
1422	<i>"The downside is if CMGI goes....over $300 per share....you'	Mama Bear	-	5/23/1999
1421	I'm not an expert. If the OTC stock has options, then yes. If they're	Caroline	-	5/23/1999
1420	Can an option be written for an OTC stock? Also, is there some standard method	MaryinRed	-	5/23/1999
1419	The downside is if CMGI goes below $182 per share or over $300 per share. In t	Caroline	-	5/21/1999
1418	I am interested in writing covered calls on CMGI stock. The stock is currentl	Ritch	-	5/21/1999
1417	question for anyone. What might be the disadvangage to purchasing a bull call s	the options strategist	-	5/13/1999

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