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Calls and Puts for Income

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4466	"If the margin required for a covered call is (say) 20% of the underlying,	dealmakr	-	7/22/2010
4465	I'll have to think about it ! I thought the margin requirement was the same.	tyc:>	-	7/22/2010
4464	List of weekly options cboe.com Weeklys on Exchange Traded Funds and equities	Gottfried	-	7/22/2010
4463	"My contention is theoretical: your reply is practical. I theorise further,	dealmakr	-	7/22/2010
4462	What about my contention that, at the same strike, a covered call is the same as	tyc:>	-	7/22/2010
4461	Vet thanks for sharing your thoughts. For some of us newbies could you show you	howto	-	7/22/2010
4460	jhs, weekly options might be useful for your purpose. cboe.com <i> Beginni	Gottfried	-	7/22/2010
4459	This discussion leads to a real trading opportunity especially at times like the	The Vet	-	7/22/2010
4458	Thanks for your reply; (it's probably more than I deserve) My contention is	tyc:>	-	7/22/2010
4457	Getting assigned a stock is part of the game, but it can upset your cash reserve	The Vet	-	7/22/2010
4456	Postscript: I notice that your chart calls for buying a covered call at the hig	tyc:>	-	7/22/2010
4455	you make more premium income when selling short term puts over and over again ra	jhs565	-	7/22/2010
4454	I sell leap puts and often trade them while they still have lots of time on them	The Vet	-	7/22/2010
4453	>>(just trying to learn) Me too Mario ! The puts I have sold on EFA are	tyc:>	-	7/22/2010
4452	I have been selling covered calls for a long time but until now have not had an	Debt Free	-	7/22/2010
4451	Btw, reading interesting book: amazon.com Samir Elias - he, as soon as he buys	Mario :-)	-	7/22/2010
4450	Mario, good strategy but also decide ahead of time what you'll do if price d	Gottfried	-	7/22/2010
4449	Yes, silly me! First CC is (was) in hindsight so I removed that one (chart is l	Mario :-)	-	7/22/2010
4448	That looks like a suitable chart for what you are proposing. To sell covered cal	The Vet	-	7/21/2010
4447	Speaking of EFA, This could also be strategy for some income, right? (just try	Mario :-)	-	7/21/2010
4446	kaka, thanks! I like the short expiration cycle. BP has weekly options, too.	Gottfried	-	7/20/2010
4445	Writing puts this morning ... POT Aug 21 2010 95.0 Put $3.55 MOS Jan 22 2011 42	The Vet	-	7/20/2010
4444	Gottfried, re "I'll either wind up with more at 25-1.29 or stock gets	kaka	-	7/20/2010
4443	MSFT weekly options expire this Friday after the report Thursday. Right now the	Gottfried	-	7/19/2010
4442	Gottfried, thank you! Good to know. I will study and paper trade for a while bef	Mario :-)	-	7/18/2010

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