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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4530	>> Sold Sandisk Nov. 45 puts today at 1.15. I wrote the Nov. 47.5 for 1.8	Uncle Frank	-	10/23/2006
4529	Sold Sandisk Nov. 45 puts today at 1.15. High volatility, good option premiums,	Bridge Player	-	10/23/2006
4528	<i> I dont think it was optimism, but volatility that is driving those pri	Triffin	-	10/20/2006
4527	SNDK is wonderful vehicle for puts and calls... provided you're on the deale	Uncle Frank	-	10/20/2006
4526	I figure $1.17 a share minus IB commissions, which are almost negligible.	alanballow	-	10/20/2006
4525	>> I watched those CREE options all week, finally did a buy-write yesterda	Uncle Frank	-	10/19/2006
4524	I watched those CREE options all week, finally did a buy-write yesterday on th	alanballow	-	10/19/2006
4523	SNDK is very interesting. They're volatile as hell, and always seem to comm	Uncle Frank	-	10/19/2006
4522	<I>Just because they're reporting doesn't mean there should be a c	slacker711	-	10/19/2006
4521	Just because they're reporting doesn't mean there should be a call to un	Uncle Frank	-	10/19/2006
4520	Earnings are tonight....Cree has historically moved quite a bit on their reports	slacker711	-	10/19/2006
4519	What's up with this? CREE traded in the 21.87 to 22.48 range today, but the	Uncle Frank	-	10/19/2006
4518	I'm impressed with your knowledge of the underlying nature of derivatives, b	Uncle Frank	-	10/19/2006
4517	"what are your thoughts on merits of covered calls vs. writing puts."	pcyhuang	-	10/18/2006
4516	>> Agree - I do that a lot - more than covered calls. Then we're eith	Uncle Frank	-	10/18/2006
4515	Agree - I do that a lot - more than covered calls.	rrufff	-	10/18/2006
4514	>> Do you use it more to capture a high premium in the put or as a hedge	Uncle Frank	-	10/18/2006
4513	Thanks for the post. I'm in the midst of trading a bunch here so I'll tr	rrufff	-	10/18/2006
4512	>> what are your thoughts on merits of covered calls vs. writing puts. We	Uncle Frank	-	10/18/2006
4511	Hi Pc- what are your thoughts on merits of covered calls vs. writing puts. tha	rrufff	-	10/18/2006
4510	Tony: The chart simply shows that covered option writing has been an uninterrup	pcyhuang	-	10/18/2006
4509	Greetings, OK, I'll bite. I looked at the charts....now could you tell us i	TShirtPrinter	-	10/18/2006
4508	Strategy of cover-writing For anyone who	pcyhuang	-	10/17/2006
4507	Although I think Mills Corp (MLS) is a fairly high-risk play because of the unkn	Bridge Player	-	10/16/2006
4506	Stocks that are very close to the strike price will often carry time premiums on	Bridge Player	-	10/14/2006

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