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Option Spreads, Credit my Debit

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1442	Tim, I think you have covered all of the alternatives. On the call side I usu	jjs_ynot	-	5/8/2000
1441	<i>I am always planning to stay OTM on this strategy. I wouldn't wri	Tim O.	-	5/8/2000
1440	ah yes, naked puts on PIXR at 35 have paid off well w/ very little work.	OX	-	5/7/2000
1439	Mark, I watch call premiums on an end of day basis via several sites such as:	jjs_ynot	-	5/7/2000
1438	Where do you get the data to gauge volatility compression or do you just monito	Mark Z	-	5/7/2000
1437	Mark, I am always planning to stay OTM on this strategy. I wouldn't write	jjs_ynot	-	5/7/2000
1436	- Same time/leg in. It varies. If the underlying is uptrending and near resis	Mark Z	-	5/7/2000
1435	Mark, Do you write both side of the short OTM straddle at the same time or leg	jjs_ynot	-	5/7/2000
1434	Dave - I've been doing this with FDX and BUD for some time now as both sto	Mark Z	-	5/7/2000
1433	OX, This is a play for a rangebound market only. Unique to the period in whic	jjs_ynot	-	5/7/2000
1432	i've done that on SPX options (I'm not as anxious to write naked calls	OX	-	5/7/2000
1431	Hi, I have some credit spreads on in AMD, NOK, PFE, (puts), EMC and CMGI (calls	Arb	-	5/7/2000
1430	OX, I have been selling matched sets of naked OTM calls and puts lately. Usual	jjs_ynot	-	5/7/2000
1429	>>>cboe/excel actually it's pretty straightforward... I guess it	OX	-	5/7/2000
1428	OX, Thanks for your response. I agree on both issues. The option market is n	jjs_ynot	-	5/7/2000
1427	1. i don't believe this is possible 2. cboe.com	OX	-	5/7/2000
1426	Hello! 1. I have level 2 but cannot see sizes of option bid/ask. Is it possible	Dr. Diligence	-	5/6/2000
1425	Tim, <i>I used to do mostly vertical bull spreads, but because of the vo	KFE	-	5/5/2000
1424	hi, your strategy sounds interesting... if I may, for how long have you been d	OX	-	5/4/2000
1423	buying the 85p/2002 , being ditm, thus the least tv, and writing front months n	FRANK J	-	5/4/2000
1422	My SLR strategy is simple. Buy deep-in-the-money LEAPS as a stock replacement	Tim O.	-	5/4/2000
1421	if you do not mind my butting in, i have been studying these kind of spreads al	FRANK J	-	5/3/2000
1420	Ken, I saw you on another thread discussing spreads. I used to do mostly vert	Tim O.	-	5/3/2000
1419	Jon, Great posts. My reasoning in buying the OTM options were similar to one of	Nirmal	-	5/1/2000
1418	<<I'm not sure what you mean by "total delta"? If you own	tyc:>	-	4/30/2000

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