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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4705	Uncle Frank, Barring a miracle, my January 22.5s will expire. As long as INTC	fmikehugo	-	1/19/2007
4704	>> I haven't played in this sandbox for a long time, and almost couldn	Uncle Frank	-	1/16/2007
4703	I haven't played in this sandbox for a long time, and almost couldn't re	fmikehugo	-	1/16/2007
4702	> I post here because of the title of the Thread... Great response. I ask q	Uncle Frank	-	1/14/2007
4701	Uncle Frank- Fair question. McMillian says that selling covered calls is always	Hepps	-	1/14/2007
4700	<i>>> 11% annualized if I don't get called and 30%+ if I do is O	alanballow	-	1/14/2007
4699	>> 11% annualized if I don't get called and 30%+ if I do is OK by me.	Uncle Frank	-	1/14/2007
4698	Just did a buy-write on Friday. EMC bought at 14.28 Sold the APR 15 for .45 R	Hepps	-	1/14/2007
4697	<i>Interesting issue: choice of strike and expiration when writing naked p	Hepps	-	12/28/2006
4696	"just dumb luck" Don't underestimate dumb luck. ARS	alanrs	-	12/27/2006
4695	Closed at my Apr 45s for .75, profit of .95 minus comissions for 20 days of expo	Hepps	-	12/27/2006
4694	Unfortunately, I missed the chance. APR 45 is now .85 and climbing with the Stoc	Hepps	-	12/27/2006
4693	You gained more than half of the possible profit on 4-month options in less than	Bridge Player	-	12/27/2006
4692	Bridge player, Tried to close out my QCOM APR 45 Calls (sold on the 8th for 1.7	Hepps	-	12/27/2006
4691	uhhh...yes, you're right. Forgot about that $2500... (my calculations were	Dr. Id	-	12/26/2006
4690	actually, if the stock closes between 37.50 and 40, you will have the stock put	Carl Worth	-	12/23/2006
4689	Nice... I guess. Just too complicated for me. The AAOMH has been selling for	Uncle Frank	-	12/23/2006
4688	Okay, Frank... here's my latest play (it's some kind of spread...) I so	Dr. Id	-	12/23/2006
4687	>> I understand time value decay of options. But that really isn't the	Uncle Frank	-	12/21/2006
4686	I understand time value decay of options. But that really isn't the same	TimF	-	12/21/2006
4685	>> Overall buying options should have the same expected return of selling	Uncle Frank	-	12/21/2006
4684	Risk: A fund manager profiled in Barron's recently, defined risk as investin	Bridge Player	-	12/21/2006
4683	When the underlying loses a lot right after you buy leaps and sell short term ca	TimF	-	12/21/2006
4682	Of course if one has to buy calls, buy as much time as possible. However, just	alanrs	-	12/21/2006
4681	<I> I'd contend that buying calls is never less risky that buying the	TimF	-	12/21/2006

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