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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4605	while some say the VIX portends a correction at some point, it's untrue that	Carl Worth	-	11/21/2006
4604	Just a note of caution. As someone pointed out on another thread, the VIX (volat	Road Walker	-	11/21/2006
4603	Maybe a chance to pickup CROX. A large block of shares were sold and the selli	harmonyss	-	11/21/2006
4602	the problem i see with NFLD is that they have data coming soon regarding the tri	Carl Worth	-	11/21/2006
4601	This is what I do/did NFLD DEC 15 Call selling at 10% of stock price. Return wi	harmonyss	-	11/21/2006
4600	I strongly urge you to either get a copy of IRS Pub 550, Investment Income and E	Bridge Player	-	11/20/2006
4599	Thank You Very Much! I'll get started.	FWS	-	11/20/2006
4598	It's all short term cap gains/losses. I use Gainskeeper to keep track. A l	alanrs	-	11/20/2006
4597	Hello All, I am new to options and would like to know if there are any good inf	FWS	-	11/20/2006
4596	Thx for info.	Bridge Player	-	11/20/2006
4595	Briefing says rumor they turned down an offer from GE. DEC 105 calls are seeing	harmonyss	-	11/20/2006
4594	<i>Perhaps you could let us know if briefing.com has any info today on ISR	Paul Kern	-	11/20/2006
4593	Perhaps you could let us know if briefing.com has any info today on ISRG. The st	Bridge Player	-	11/20/2006
4592	>> just curious as to what others do, having no contact with other option	Uncle Frank	-	11/20/2006
4591	Indeed you did answer the questions and thanks for all the detail. Selling only	Bridge Player	-	11/20/2006
4590	Must clear up a few things after reading my own post. It sounds like I'm ne	harmonyss	-	11/20/2006
4589	I think most of the oldtimers here don't search for new stocks on a regular	alanrs	-	11/20/2006
4588	All the calls are covered. If I own 1000 shares of something I will typically s	alanrs	-	11/20/2006
4587	G'day from a newcomer, first post here. Hope to get a tip or two or maybe	harmonyss	-	11/19/2006
4586	Thanks, Frank and Bridge! I STARTED with the "D" for dummy! Good inf	Al Greenleaf	-	11/19/2006
4585	Al, I can say only that I tried buying options for years, and have finally becom	Bridge Player	-	11/19/2006
4584	<<</i>Did you make any mistakes last month... and did you make any m	Bridge Player	-	11/19/2006
4583	>> Under what circumstances would you sell a core holding? That would de	Uncle Frank	-	11/19/2006
4582	>>This thread has promotes writing calls against core holdings as a means	Al Greenleaf	-	11/19/2006
4581	>> I hardly ever sell covered calls. It seems to me that you want to sell	Uncle Frank	-	11/19/2006

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