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

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

An SI Board Since June 1997

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266	Shawn, I don't think it is my ISP (though that is a problem for many other	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/4/1997
265	Melissa, I was refering to the WEB site. I have a fast connection at my job an	Shawn M. Downey	-	9/4/1997
264	Shawn, Thanks. I'll look into going to a Fidelity office. With respect to	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/4/1997
263	Shawn, Your thinking is sound in that both the naked put write and the cover	Joel R. Phillips	-	9/4/1997
262	Melissa, You can visit a Fidelity Trade center and they can review your trade s	Shawn M. Downey	-	9/4/1997
261	Melissa: You are correct. I was just trying to use "lowest common denom	----------	-	9/4/1997
260	Doug, Not to disagree with you but I think it is more than having alot more equ	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/4/1997
259	Shawn: Regarding the Fidelity rules, they basically told you the same thing tw	----------	-	9/4/1997
258	Shawn, I also use Fidelity and though I cannot respond re: the buy/write, I als	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/4/1997
257	Some questions for the group, My plan was to try and aquire 100 shares of GE a	Shawn M. Downey	-	9/4/1997
256	Not laughing at you, Jay, laughing with you. If I had a nickel for everytime I	----------	-	9/3/1997
255	"I should have bought puts instead of calls!"	Jay Baca	-	9/3/1997
254	There is only one trade I have seen that almost always makes money. That is, o	----------	-	9/3/1997
253	<i>why does a box spread for a volatile stock not almost always make mone	Madpinto	-	9/3/1997
252	I don't know the answer to your question. But I will say that you are prob	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/3/1997
251	Could someone please explain the risks of a "Box Spread" It seems to	WUMS95	-	9/3/1997
250	Joel, Thanks for your response. And you are correct. All I want to know is t	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/1/1997
249	Melissa, What you are likely looking at on the CBOE website is a Black-Schole	Joel R. Phillips	-	9/1/1997
248	Can someone help this lady? I've never used it, Melissa. If it simply want	----------	-	8/30/1997
247	I am trying to use the options calculator on the CBOE web site. Unless I am mi	Melissa McAuliffe	-	8/30/1997
246	Doug, We're pretty much in line. Thanks again. You dazzle Zazzle :)	Zazzle	-	8/29/1997
245	Jay: I've heard of people doing this. I've seen a few follow a specifi	----------	-	8/29/1997
244	Zazzle: You are too kind. I know a lot of totally useless trivial information	----------	-	8/29/1997
243	Thanks for your explanation Doug. Of course, your couldn't have covered eve	Zazzle	-	8/29/1997
242	Favorite stock to trade with options?? I know people who do pretty good with A	Jay Baca	-	8/29/1997

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