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Selling Puts: Have Cash Will Travel

An SI Board Since June 1997

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335	Hello: Rather than give advice, I can give you a real life example of what I j	----------	-	12/16/1997
334	<He thinks it can just be random. I'm completely blindsided here. Can th	Matthew B.	-	12/16/1997
333	Mike, There are two types of options "American Style" and "Europ	Carlson	-	12/16/1997
332	Carlson, Summary - Short (naked) Put, then leg into short (naked) Strangle, fo	Matthew B.	-	12/16/1997
331	Greetings to all on this thread. I was wondering if you could elaborate on th	fellowfool	-	12/16/1997
330	Help! I'm new to selling puts and I don't understand about them being	Mike Hagerty	-	12/16/1997
329	Matthew: Thank you for your post. Let me clarify this trade for your understand	Carlson	-	12/16/1997
328	<I previously sold December 12 1/2 calls naked for 1/4 and recently also sol	Matthew B.	-	12/16/1997
327	Hugh, I still have IDTI January 10 puts. I previously sold December 12 1/2 call	Carlson	-	12/16/1997
326	<Like yourself, it sounds, he used an Elliot wave analysis method to trade f	Matthew B.	-	12/13/1997
325	Thanks, Matthew: Obviously you have wide and diverse investment experience &am	----------	-	12/13/1997
324	Doug, Thanks for the answer. My plans for next year are to focus on naked	Matthew B.	-	12/12/1997
323	Electric: I agree, totally. I put on a spread today for a net credit of $1.25.	----------	-	12/12/1997
322	Matthew: This is MY OPINION. It is in my words. Others may disagree, some rath	----------	-	12/12/1997
321	Carlson--I would be interested in hearing what you did with your IDTI $10 Janua	Hugh A. McWhorter	-	12/11/1997
320	Doug, You use the put spread to ensure that you dont get slammed on the deal a	Electric	-	12/11/1997
319	<If I had just used options as a tool instead of a "way to get rich qui	Matthew B.	-	12/10/1997
318	You understand correctly. I don't mind owning the stock under $100. Most a	----------	-	12/10/1997
317	Doug, Using your put analysis, the max that you have liability is a 5 point sp	Electric	-	12/9/1997
316	I had the shares put to me. I sold the shares, at a profit. THEN I committed my	----------	-	12/9/1997
315	Doug, Thanks, Question, you did own the underlying shares?? I was looking to	Electric	-	12/9/1997
314	Electric: I did a Telebras spread today. I owned the stock, sold it. Wouldn	----------	-	12/9/1997
313	Best to first speculate on paper but here are some thoughts. 1) Diversify by ha	Allen Furlan	-	12/9/1997
312	Allen to my knowledge there is no way to access. I have dabbled in ratio write	Hugh A. McWhorter	-	12/8/1997
311	***PUTS***** I have a question for people here, does anyone do a spread on	Electric	-	12/7/1997

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