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Calls and Puts for Income
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4516>>"If the stock is sold, would you also close out the calls?" AThe Vet-8/1/2010
4515>>"If the stock is sold, would you also close out the calls?" Ntyc:>-8/1/2010
4514<i>All my common stocks are on a short leash ! i.e subject to be sold whenskinowski-8/1/2010
4513I don't trade every day but I tend to have a flurry of activity when I am trThe Vet-7/30/2010
4512Vet Looks like you have been busy! Does your spreadsheet for your portfolio ofDelfino R Zavala-7/30/2010
4511Closed the following profitable positions due to low remaining time value.... BoThe Vet-7/30/2010
4510Closed the following short puts today.. MOS Sep 18 2010 44.0 Put FXA Aug 21 201The Vet17/29/2010
4509Dinesh, re "So, I am still exploring how to protect on downside in a coverkaka17/29/2010
4508I agree completely with your assessment. For me, buy and hold has been discredityc:>-7/29/2010
4507You are right. This however moves one from the category of an income investor tDinesh-7/29/2010
4506Debt Free, I considered RIG but they report August 4. - too risky since they areGottfried-7/29/2010
4505and the list keeps changing as well. GE, PFE, BIDU, RIG, GS are available availaDebt Free37/29/2010
4504>>"its delta will simultaneously decline" And with the decline tyc:>-7/29/2010
4503>plus if the underlying goes into a steep decline, the short calls are also dDinesh-7/29/2010
4502skinowski, re: 'True, but, say the stock is $30, and you sell an ITM call akaka17/28/2010
4501<i"True, but, say the stock is $30, and you sell an ITM call at strike 2upanddown-7/28/2010
4500<i>One way real downside protection can be had if you are long stock is byskinowski-7/28/2010
4499Good points. Yes, time decay plays are better with front month options - since skinowski-7/28/2010
4498<i>I'm sure you meant to to say "selling Leap CALLS for downside skinowski-7/28/2010
4497tyc> re: 'Oh ? If a short leap put has the same strike price as a coverekaka-7/28/2010
4496>>"Selling leap puts for downside protection is downright scary.<gtyc:>-7/28/2010
4495<i>Selling Leap puts for downside protection of dividend paying holdings..upanddown-7/28/2010
4494I quite often sell OTM leap puts and close the position early if the position beThe Vet-7/27/2010
4493<i>I hope to hold them until expiration, collect all the dividends and theskinowski-7/27/2010
4492I was away Friday to Monday Thursday FXA Aug 21 2010 92.0 Put Rolled 1 monthThe Vet-7/27/2010
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