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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4855	<<<i>If I've sold covered calls and the stock spikes, I let myse	Bridge Player	-	3/14/2007
4854	Hi MJ... I should have written that statement with more clarity. If I receive	Jerome	-	3/14/2007
4853	Jerome, please help this dummie---- You wrote--- "My general rule is to b	MJ	-	3/14/2007
4852	>>> dont really want to buy the calls back so am looking at any strateg	Jerome	-	3/13/2007
4851	>> Dont others sell puts on stocks they may wish to aquire? Typically it i	Uncle Frank	-	3/13/2007
4850	>>>There has to be a more creative way to 'hedge' our CC's	Jerome	-	3/13/2007
4849	I sold a couple of MRVL 17.50 puts today. The shares of QCOM I'm covering w	alanrs	-	3/13/2007
4848	Thanks and ditto.....doubt it will drop that far..then again, the way market has	im a survivor	-	3/13/2007
4847	While there's always the chance of it going to $20, I think that's a pre	alanrs	-	3/13/2007
4846	I like to keep it simple also------the more conditions I add to the stock the mo	MJ	-	3/13/2007
4845	true.....so I could get that .95 <i>hedge</i> but I would be risking	im a survivor	-	3/13/2007
4844	>> Could you not sell some puts that basically cancel out the CC's? I	Uncle Frank	-	3/13/2007
4843	Could you not sell some puts that basically cancel out the CC's? Stock goes	im a survivor	-	3/13/2007
4842	I get confused easily, too, so I try to keep it simple. My approach is to ident	Uncle Frank	-	3/13/2007
4841	Thanks UF......Yea, that is something I have been looking at.....I actually had	im a survivor	-	3/13/2007
4840	>> have all of my long shares covered with the April 42.50's. >&g	Uncle Frank	-	3/13/2007
4839	Question....all opinions welcome.... Long Term QCOM'r As QCOM has been dow	im a survivor	-	3/13/2007
4838	XLNX doesn't really interest me at the current price. But if it were to dro	Bridge Player	-	3/12/2007
4837	Interesting stuff on IB. But I don't trade enough to need them. And I need m	JohnM	-	3/12/2007
4836	I fully agree that short puts should be part of this board. I have not utilized	Jerome	-	3/12/2007
4835	That is true, John. Their service/help desk is poor at best, but I love the trad	Bridge Player	-	3/12/2007
4834	As I recall, Barrons likes IB.	JohnM	-	3/12/2007
4833	Five contracts at IB would be 3.75.	Bridge Player	-	3/12/2007
4832	I also think short puts are a sound idea for this board, in addition to covered	Bridge Player	-	3/12/2007
4831	<<<i> Does anyone know other mutual funds (besides vepex) that do cc	Bridge Player	-	3/12/2007

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