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

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

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1516	July. They expire next Friday.	Mark Z	-	7/8/1999
1515	I diagree that "the options should never have a value below parity".	Jon Tara	-	7/8/1999
1514	Mark, what month are your ELNK longs? jj	the options strategist	-	7/8/1999
1513	My only problem with that is my broker would require me to have $100k in collat	Mark Z	-	7/8/1999
1512	Yes...my hands weren't cooperating with my mind...I meant IN the money. So	Mark Z	-	7/8/1999
1511	What your suggesting isn't that far-fetched at all. Last April, ELNK ran u	Mark Z	-	7/8/1999
1510	<I>FWIW, I've found going deep out of the money on some i-net stocks	RoseCampion	-	7/8/1999
1509	<I've found going deep out of the money on some i-net stocks can generat	the options strategist	-	7/8/1999
1508	I'm not sure on exactly which part you differ with me. (See my previous pos	Madpinto	-	7/8/1999
1507	Your point is well taken. This is why I said it was a possibility and not a rec	Madpinto	-	7/8/1999
1506	Two things: - you have very little time to take recovery action should the sto	Mark Z	-	7/8/1999
1505	Thanks Rose. Other opinions/comments?	the options strategist	-	7/8/1999
1504	<i>Anyone: Is there a disadvantage to opening a debit call spread 5-7 day	RoseCampion	-	7/8/1999
1503	Anyone: Is there a disadvantage to opening a debit call spread 5-7 days prior t	the options strategist	-	7/8/1999
1502	Mark, wish you had told me to buy ELNK back then :)	the options strategist	-	7/8/1999
1501	To second Jon's point, this is particularly true if your option is now deep	Mark Z	-	7/8/1999
1500	I beg to differ. Options quite commonly trade below parity near expiration. I s	Jon Tara	-	7/8/1999
1499	I saw this request granted all the time. It really depends on the crowd and whe	Madpinto	-	7/8/1999
1498	Hello Madpinto: I'm most curious. In your experience, did you ever see suc	----------	-	7/7/1999
1497	It is possible to request a strike by calling the exchange, but there is no gua	Madpinto	-	7/7/1999
1496	I can definitely see how confusing this can be. The options should never have a	Madpinto	-	7/7/1999
1495	Doug: Thanks for the reply. I checked with the options group at my broker (Fid	RoseCampion	-	7/7/1999
1494	As I recall, a stock must trade above the current highest strike price before a	----------	-	7/6/1999
1493	go to optionmodels.com for some solid option pricing software	rosebud	-	7/6/1999
1492	Any way to find out (or more likely, guess) when new strikes are likely to be i	RoseCampion	-	7/6/1999

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