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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4630	Unfortunately, I double counted my dividend. Correct annual return on flat stock	Hepps	-	11/27/2006
4629	It looks like I'll be taking my plunge into Covered Call selling in my ROTH	Hepps	-	11/27/2006
4628	Rather than let history repeat itself, I'll point to PAL's post 1855 in	Hepps	-	11/27/2006
4627	You don't understand, Harmo. << <i>Correct me if I'm wrong	Bridge Player	-	11/26/2006
4626	Don't think you are accurately describing what you are doing. What is it? &q	harmonyss	-	11/26/2006
4625	A couple of weeks ago I posted a strategy of selling both covered calls and puts	Hepps	-	11/25/2006
4624	Some clarification.....all of my holdings are on margin. Ratios... example...If	Jerome	-	11/24/2006
4623	My online broker requires 100K to write nakeds. Jerome can you splain your 2 to	harmonyss	-	11/24/2006
4622	You are right. Plus naked writing of any sort requires a higher level of approva	Jerome	-	11/24/2006
4621	You are right. Plus naked writing of any sort requires a higher level of approva	Jerome	-	11/24/2006
4620	Right. In the case of the covered call, all you can lose is opportunity, but i	Uncle Frank	-	11/22/2006
4619	right but the "covered" part of a covered call refers to the fact that	Carl Worth	-	11/22/2006
4618	>> they're still termed "naked" because you have no position	Uncle Frank	-	11/22/2006
4617	sounds reasonable to me, so let it be written, so let it be done	Carl Worth	-	11/22/2006
4616	I think cash covered puts is the correct designation. ARS	alanrs	-	11/22/2006
4615	they're still termed "naked" because you have no position to mitig	Carl Worth	-	11/22/2006
4614	>> "If assigned" is surely the correct terminology when writing	Uncle Frank	-	11/22/2006
4613	"If assigned" is surely the correct terminology when writing short nak	Bridge Player	-	11/22/2006
4612	>> Edit: In the case of covered writes, should have said "if not call	Uncle Frank	-	11/22/2006
4611	That's what I'm talkin about Bridge Player and Carl Worth! I'm gett	harmonyss	-	11/22/2006
4610	<< <i>given the strong option premiums for this stock that make it e	Bridge Player	-	11/22/2006
4609	i don't generally like to do covered calls with tech stocks, because they ar	Carl Worth	-	11/22/2006
4608	On a slow pre-Thanksgiving Wed, here is a short term high percentage return I li	Bridge Player	-	11/22/2006
4607	put the little blue dot over december of 1993, it says high 13.83, low 9.31 i f	Carl Worth	-	11/22/2006
4606	re: <i>the VIX hit 9.31 in december of 1993</i> Hum, not according	Road Walker	-	11/21/2006

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