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

An SI Board Since June 1997

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291	Hi all. I'm also relatively new to the options game, but was, like Melissa	Randy Schmid	-	9/11/1997
290	Thank you. I will take your advice and check it out. ...don't get repor	charlief	-	9/11/1997
289	Charlie, Get the book "Options as a Strategic Investment" by MacMilla	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/11/1997
288	Pub. 550 from the IRS, available over the web, is probably what you want as a s	Joel R. Phillips	-	9/11/1997
287	Wish I had bought some etrade stock though. Had a hunch but didn't act	charlief	-	9/11/1997
286	I like Waterhouse my friend uses Lombard. Both have internet trading a very	Carl Fritch	-	9/10/1997
285	Very kind of you to say so, Zach. I second your remark about learning something	----------	-	9/8/1997
284	Doug, Thanks for the nice words. I have learned from many of the things you an	Zach E.	-	9/8/1997
283	Melissa: There are two possible solutions. A) Once you request a transfer, t	----------	-	9/7/1997
282	Mary, I'm fairly new to options myself and don't know anything about Q&	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/7/1997
281	Melissa, I'm completely new to options, and this thread seems not so imposs	curious	-	9/7/1997
280	I still don't agree with #1, but its not important at this point. Not what	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/6/1997
279	#1 PCFN just has a conservative strategy for assigning liquid cash value. If yo	WUMS95	-	9/6/1997
278	Zach, You are further along in the book than I am. I have only read the chapt	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/6/1997
277	Gee, I wish I had read your post before I responded to Melissa. You explained s	----------	-	9/5/1997
276	Melissa: I can only speak for myself, but I found it informative. Certainly no	----------	-	9/5/1997
275	Melissa, Thanks for your input on PCFN, I'll make sure to not check into t	Zach E.	-	9/5/1997
274	It is very interesting how two different brokerage firms treat their customers.	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/5/1997
273	Melissa: That part is easy,,, Options Clearing Corporation =OCC The OCC is th	----------	-	9/5/1997
272	Melissa, Here is The Option Clearing Corporation's home page.... ino.com	spinynorman1323	-	9/5/1997
271	Doug, I find some of these rules to be ridiculous! If I had $1M in a pure cash	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/5/1997
270	Melissa: Regarding day trades, it would appear that NYSE rule 431 allows daytr	----------	-	9/5/1997
269	Doug, What is the OCC? I know that certain options exchanges do allow stop los	Melissa McAuliffe	-	9/5/1997
268	Hmmmmm???? Now you have me curious. I thought same day transactions were done	----------	-	9/4/1997
267	Waterhouse allows 1 buy/write contract at a time (at least I've been able t	Carl Fritch	-	9/4/1997

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