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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4730	writing covered calls is a neutral to slightly bearish strategy, whereas buying	Carl Worth	-	2/19/2007
4729	<i>If it don't go up don't buy it - Yogi Berra</i> Nope. I	Mike Buckley	-	2/19/2007
4728	>>>would not most of that already be reflected in the current price.<	Jerome	-	2/19/2007
4727	If they are expected to post good earnings and report a good outlook, would no	TimF	-	2/19/2007
4726	The week ahead....among the many stocks reporting earnings next week, two stand	Jerome	-	2/17/2007
4725	Message 23292262	Bridge Player	-	2/16/2007
4724	>>>Are you suggesting this as a buy-write play?<<< Yes. With	Jerome	-	2/13/2007
4723	>> XLNX at 24.90 looks like a good option for March. The 25's (-xlqce)	Uncle Frank	-	2/13/2007
4722	Possible March Option for consideration. XLNX at 24.90 looks like a good option	Jerome	-	2/13/2007
4721	Yep...trying to figure out what my plan is going to be...love the company and I	im a survivor	-	1/31/2007
4720	I wrote the April 40 calls this morning for 3.00. This doubles my short call pos	Bridge Player	-	1/31/2007
4719	SanDisk warns of NAND flash oversupply, steep price declines 5:32 PM ET, Jan 30,	Lee Lichterman III	-	1/30/2007
4718	and the street is smacking her down.....I havent even seen the report or looked	im a survivor	-	1/30/2007
4717	Sandisk first ever $1B quarter. biz.yahoo.com	Bridge Player	-	1/30/2007
4716	Uncle Frank, Thanks I need the slap. Not so much hysterical as looking at all	Hepps	-	1/27/2007
4715	For the really venturesome among us, with GOOG trading at around 490 as I write,	Bridge Player	-	1/25/2007
4714	Was assigned in January TOPT 5, ERF 45, PTEN 25, SLB 65, APC 45, DPTR 25, ECA 50	Bridge Player	-	1/25/2007
4713	SNDK is one volatile sucker, and with earnings coming out on 1/30 I decided to s	Bridge Player	-	1/24/2007
4712	Was put SLB at 65, with a cost basis of 61.10 counting the short 70 call also so	Bridge Player	-	1/24/2007
4711	I'm overweighted in Sandisk, so I wrote sndk Feb 45 calls today for 1.45.	Uncle Frank	-	1/24/2007
4710	>> I thought this as like a support group, where I could share my moment	Uncle Frank	-	1/22/2007
4709	Uncle Frank, LOL, you're killing me here. You're right, 11 cents isn	Hepps	-	1/22/2007
4708	>> In the end I held to my guns... or froze like a deer in the headlights.	Uncle Frank	-	1/22/2007
4707	Found myself sitting on the fence this weekend. last wee I posted: <i>Jus	Hepps	-	1/22/2007
4706	>> my basis is 22.26 I have good news. You're not as upside down as	Uncle Frank	-	1/19/2007

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