The ultimate play:STRADDLES on earnings announcements.

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The ultimate play:STRADDLES on earnings announcements.

An SI Board Since June 1996

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Emcee: farouk a. hassieb	Type: Unmoderated

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40	I meant November Calls. IQGKD or IQGKX. Depends on what the stock price is at t	Jeng Chiu	-	7/16/1996
39	farouk, I still think you're analysis is right on the money. The problem is	Jeng Chiu	-	7/16/1996
38	ON IOMG TODAY: Simultaneously picked up the stock at 25, sold IQGKE calls, bou	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/15/1996
37	Jeng, Thank you for your helpful input on SUNW. Relatively speaking, SUNW is o	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/14/1996
36	farouk, I follow SUNW pretty closely. From most sources, I've heard SUNW w	Jeng Chiu	-	7/14/1996
35	Farouk: Keep up your informative posts. I am just emerging from a week long fe	shadowman	-	7/12/1996
34	ON USRX: USRX has broken support of 77-78 today and is now trading in "no	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/12/1996
33	Ravi, I'm glad to hear that you have ASND calls. I have the July 55 calls	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/11/1996
32	Your post was very informative Farouk. I only have a straddle on IOMG. I have	Ravi Durairaj	-	7/10/1996
31	Ravi on ASND, After reporting much better than expected earnings, ASND is trad	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/9/1996
30	here is something you might want to try...this is a spread strategy that has wo	Andy Chen	-	7/9/1996
29	regarding US Robotics. modems may enter an inventory glut similar to CD-rom an	Andy Chen	-	7/9/1996
28	Jeng, USRX is sitting near ST support in the 78 range. It has bounced off of t	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/9/1996
27	Yes Farouk, I agree with your strategy for a July straddle. I guess my idea wo	Ravi Durairaj	-	7/8/1996
26	farouk, I'm looking at August options on US Robotics and FORE. July is cut	Jeng Chiu	-	7/8/1996
25	Ravi, In closing out a straddle position after earnings I would take into cons	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/8/1996
24	Ravi, Sorry for the delayed response. I have been having extreme difficulty in	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/8/1996
23	Farouk, With a stock like ASND which is doing so well and has such positive exp	Ravi Durairaj	-	7/7/1996
22	This was an excellent post on how to straddle. I wasn't clear about the la	Ravi Durairaj	-	7/7/1996
21	Chuck, On Friday I did pick up the JULY55puts when ASND was in the 56.5 range b	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/6/1996
20	Hi Farouk, Quick question for you: which positions would you take in the ASND	Chuck Williams	-	7/6/1996
19	Jeng, I have purchased some IOMG Aug30 calls this morning when IOMG dipped to	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/5/1996
18	Farouk, your comments have been most insightful. Volatility is the key to stra	Jeng Chiu	-	7/4/1996
17	Don on MU and BAY, These stocks have been beaten to death and "drained&qu	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/3/1996
16	Gerry, My strategy revolves around volatility in the particular stock that I a	farouk a. hassieb	-	7/3/1996

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