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Options for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)
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1866 I think I can answer that one: Yes. Any call is treated the same as going long Jacob Snyder-2/22/2000
1865 Jacob, Doug, or Dan, I have a dumb question about options and wash sale rules..Daniel Simon-2/22/2000
1864 Anyone have suggestions for how to play the TERN puts? I am not a believer in Geof Hollingsworth-2/22/2000
1863 Doug or Dan: Where do you guys get historical info on option prices? I uppedJacob Snyder-2/22/2000
1862 Dennis: Thanks for the response. I tried that site and even emailed the CBOE abmax-2/20/2000
1861 You may find anwser here: cboe.comDennis C-2/19/2000
1860 good thoughts.. and yep.. i'm just in for 30days.. we'll see monday ifJim B-2/18/2000
1859 re:anyone else watching AMAT? I've been watching AMAT since early 1996. IfJacob Snyder-2/18/2000
1858 anyone else watching AMAT last few weeks?? time to buy calls or puts before theJim B-2/18/2000
1857 Dan: thanks, again, for the elucidation. I think I'm going to divide the oJacob Snyder-2/18/2000
1856 I certainly can't speak for all firms. But, through a similar experience, I-----------2/17/2000
1855 Jacob, <I>Also, what is the "official" bid-ask? As I said, theDan Duchardt-2/17/2000
1854 You understand perfectly. Actually, it is a options exchange rule. Not highly -----------2/17/2000
1853 Doug, <I>You can stipulate;"Customer before trader" on your liDan Duchardt-2/17/2000
1852 Dan & Doug: Thanks for your responses. You obviously have access to more Jacob Snyder-2/17/2000
1851 Since you are trying to buy a substantial number of contracts,(200), are you tr-----------2/17/2000
1850 Jacob, Time and sales record shows the 2 contracts traded at 2:16 pm. Three oDan Duchardt-2/17/2000
1849 WBXAE = Jan 2002 calls 25s see: quote.cboe.com bid-ask is currently 4 1/2-4 3/Jacob Snyder-2/17/2000
1848 Jacob, Which LEAPs are you talking about? I couldn't find anything on BSXDan Duchardt-2/17/2000
1847 Thanks. I went and looked at the CBOE site, and found the area where they descJacob Snyder-2/16/2000
1846 Well it looks like OX beat me to it, but I think it depends on the terms, if itSnowShredder-2/16/2000
1845 yes on cash. depends on stock. it could be that you would have to exercise ITM OX-2/16/2000
1844 Thanks. Not counting them yet, just want to know what the possibilities are. SJacob Snyder-2/16/2000
1843 it depends on the terms of the buyout (cash, stock, combo, etc) counting thoseOX-2/16/2000
1842 ? re buy-outs and options: I have been accumulating 2002 calls in BSX. I intenJacob Snyder-2/16/2000
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