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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4305	Greetings Wily, I haven't actually gotten down and kissed the ground si	TShirtPrinter	-	9/19/2004
4304	I guess you and all the others who had sold QCOM SEP 40s are down on your knees	wilywilly	-	9/18/2004
4303	Greetings, I'm still sitting on pins & needles having sold Oct 40's	TShirtPrinter	-	9/10/2004
4302	Anybody surprised to see the Sep & Oct max pain for QCOM still at $35?	golfinvestor	-	9/9/2004
4301	Yo Uncus, where you at? On Ex Div day I bought 1000 Qcom at 37.75 and wrote Ap	surfbaron	-	8/27/2004
4300	What kinds of prices are you waiting for? (for the Sept 40s and Oct 40s...curren	Dr. Id	-	8/26/2004
4299	Looking at selling Qcom calls Sept or Oct 40's. Watching for the right mome	JGoren	-	8/26/2004
4298	I was out of the country, and was sitting with Aug 75 calls. Before I left, I h	Dr. Id	-	8/24/2004
4297	Looks like I was a day early covering the Q, Tony, but it's a long way until	Uncle Frank	-	8/20/2004
4296	Greetings, Awfully quiet thread on options expiry day. For the record Unc frank	TShirtPrinter	-	8/20/2004
4295	I've been selling puts here and there...	DiB	-	8/19/2004
4294	Yeah, me too. But premiums are low, and I get the feeling that most of the regu	Uncle Frank	-	8/19/2004
4293	I've been writing CCs all along the way - whenever a stock pokes its head up	wilywilly	-	8/19/2004
4292	I wrote Dell Aug 35's last week, the day after they reported earnings. Firs	LemurHouse	-	8/19/2004
4291	Anyone else writing calls into this mini-rally? I picked up 1.55 for qcom sept.	Uncle Frank	-	8/19/2004
4290	Way to go. I sold 1 Aug 75, for .80. I only have 100 shares I'm willing t	alanrs	-	8/6/2004
4289	>> When do you plan to cover? I just closed them out for 1.20. Not bad,	Uncle Frank	-	8/6/2004
4288	I almost covered today, Tony. Any further dips and I'll take my profit. &g	Uncle Frank	-	8/6/2004
4287	Greetings Unc, You are looking pretty brilliant on selling the Aug. 70's. W	TShirtPrinter	-	8/5/2004
4286	There must be someone who owns a billion shares of Qcom, and wants to liquidate	Uncle Frank	-	8/5/2004
4285	Actually, the thing to have done was buy 70's on Thurs or Friday before expi	JGoren	-	6/26/2004
4284	Now I can give you a qualified opinion. You should have wrote the July70s at 1.	Uncle Frank	-	6/25/2004
4283	I don't think. That's why I'm on the Dummies thread. duf	Uncle Frank	-	6/25/2004
4282	Trying to decide whether to write the July 70's (at about 1.50) or the Aug 7	Dr. Id	-	6/25/2004
4281	Hi, Tony. I'm not planning on letting the position ride through expiry. If	Uncle Frank	-	6/24/2004

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