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

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

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1841	Hi All: I hope someone can answer my question. I hold LEAPS in a company that i	max	-	2/8/2000
1840	Sounds like you got caught in a "fast market". These announcements ar	----------	-	2/7/2000
1839	Hi Jon, Be careful using market orders on fast moving stocks...I was trading Y	SnowShredder	-	2/7/2000
1838	Dan: You make a good point about lightly traded options. I've sometimes	----------	-	2/5/2000
1837	Jon, that's very interesting and good to know about how market orders work	Rommy B.	-	2/5/2000
1836	Thanks once again, Dan, for following up on this and providing an explanation!	Rommy B.	-	2/5/2000
1835	Jon, <I>But on the options exchanges, unlike the stock exchanges, they d	Dan Duchardt	-	2/5/2000
1834	The difference is that the specialist HAS to execute a market order. But on th	Jon Tara	-	2/5/2000
1833	Doug, <I>The specialist is obliged to fill you at his/her posted bid/ask	Dan Duchardt	-	2/5/2000
1832	Hello: Guess it depends on the option, and the activity in the option. Person	----------	-	2/5/2000
1831	Jon, <I>I believe that market orders get precedence, and I've rarely	Dan Duchardt	-	2/5/2000
1830	Use market order for options! Those of us who trade NASDAQ have taught ourselv	Jon Tara	-	2/5/2000
1829	Rommy, <I>I called up E*Trade and asked why my order was not executed at	Dan Duchardt	-	2/5/2000
1828	Dan, thanks for researching my IVIL put question! I trade with E*Trade and whe	Rommy B.	-	2/5/2000
1827	Talib, I appreciate the kinds words. Perhaps it helps that I'm not all th	Dan Duchardt	-	2/4/2000
1826	Rommy, There seems to be something strange about the quotes for IVIL options.	Dan Duchardt	-	2/4/2000
1825	I need help: Yesterday I bought March 17 1/2 puts on IVIL for $1 3/4 per contra	Rommy B.	-	2/3/2000
1824	Dan, You have done a wonderful job of explaining me in layman's term the co	Talib	-	2/3/2000
1823	Talib, <I>Is it not true that covered call provides only gain potential	Dan Duchardt	-	2/2/2000
1822	Dan, Thanks for your very good explanation to the options strategies. More que	Talib	-	2/2/2000
1821	Talib, There are a couple of principles that apply to options as well as any o	Dan Duchardt	-	2/1/2000
1820	I am newbi to options, understand terminology and also trying to read McMillan&	Talib	-	2/1/2000
1819	Henry, Do you or anyone else know of a website that has historical Option quot	Bruce	-	1/31/2000
1818	Dennis, Not true. Regards, Ken	KFE	-	1/30/2000
1817	Ken: Thank you very much for your educational respond. Somewhere I heard compa	Dennis C	-	1/30/2000

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