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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4580	Question for the Thread: I hardly ever sell covered calls. It seems to me that	Al Greenleaf	-	11/19/2006
4579	I'm dizzy just contemplating having that many oars in the water at one time.	Uncle Frank	-	11/19/2006
4578	A question on your run or runs of 100 or more consecutive profitable transaction	Bridge Player	-	11/19/2006
4577	While I thank you for the compliment, I feel sure I still qualify. Virtually ev	alanrs	-	11/19/2006
4576	>> Find something that suits you so that you sleep well. It's a great	Uncle Frank	-	11/18/2006
4575	It wasn't me. Since a lot of options are bought/sold 'in the money'	alanrs	-	11/18/2006
4574	The old saw is that 90% of options expire worthless. duf	Uncle Frank	-	11/18/2006
4573	>> I sold GSF Nov52.50 calls that expire today. They're over $2 in the	Uncle Frank	-	11/18/2006
4572	Someone posted here, I think it was you, a 60/40 expectation of calls expiring w	alanballow	-	11/18/2006
4571	Today. I think it's 10-11am, but not sure about that. Also, there is some	alanrs	-	11/18/2006
4570	I sold GSF Nov52.50 calls that expire today. They're over $2 in the mo	alanballow	-	11/18/2006
4569	I've had good results from put writing this month. As I reported previously	Uncle Frank	-	11/17/2006
4568	<i>Again, I haven't taken the plunge yet, but am working through some	Dr. Id	-	11/16/2006
4567	I'm with Charles Schwab; I haven't compared rates with the other on line	Hepps	-	11/16/2006
4566	>> one idea is to buy a january 37.50 put since it is almost all time valu	Uncle Frank	-	11/15/2006
4565	interactive brokers allows short puts against cash in an IRA account	Carl Worth	-	11/15/2006
4564	yeah they are too crazy for me to play with calls, i might try a short term trad	Carl Worth	-	11/15/2006
4563	one idea is to buy a january 37.50 put since it is almost all time value, and wo	Carl Worth	-	11/15/2006
4562	What to do? I'm short the November ntap 37.50 put, which expires on Friday.	Uncle Frank	-	11/15/2006
4561	The reasoning looks sound to me and the possible percentage gains are attractive	Bridge Player	-	11/15/2006
4560	Carl, you indeed did well to wait. And they are all still crazy, even though the	Bridge Player	-	11/15/2006
4559	Even though I'm just getting started with Options, I've been thinking of	Hepps	-	11/12/2006
4558	i thought about buying something like ERF and selling calls, since you would sti	Carl Worth	-	11/10/2006
4557	Some of the Canadian oil trusts have been beaten down so far, and the yields are	Bridge Player	-	11/10/2006
4556	in writing puts, most of the premium disappears in the final week of the contrac	Carl Worth	-	11/10/2006

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