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The Covered Calls for Dummies Thread

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4980	Just to finish the story, I was assigned the stock today. So the bottom line fo	kelseysuncle	-	7/20/2008
4979	Yeah I agree. Even if it looks like you are going to get called out, you can alw	CrackheadBob	-	7/19/2008
4978	I've been doing that for 8 years now. I'll look to do it again next mon	alanrs	-	7/19/2008
4977	It feels like a good time to write covered calls, Bob. Barring some explosive n	Uncle Frank	-	7/18/2008
4976	Long timer lurker here. I have dabbled off and on in covered calls on my QCOM ho	CrackheadBob	-	7/18/2008
4975	<i>Please report back on the final tally.</i> Not a final tally yet	kelseysuncle	-	6/17/2008
4974	Hi Frank long time no..... Glad to see some Qcom oldies. I own Qcom at $37 fr	surfbaron	-	5/27/2008
4973	>> My QCOM May 45 covered call got called this weekend. I did make a nice	Uncle Frank	-	5/20/2008
4972	<i>You know, it's really OK. If I get called out it will be for a tota	kelseysuncle	-	5/20/2008
4971	I assumed you already had a barrel of cash sitting around due to QCOM, but didn&	alanrs	-	5/19/2008
4970	>> Right now you're not looking so smart... Hell, I haven't looke	Uncle Frank	-	5/19/2008
4969	I sold a couple of July 50 calls last week-too early. Right now you're not	alanrs	-	5/19/2008
4968	Uncle Frank, I'll mail you a buck if you can tell me where its breaking out	Hepps	-	5/19/2008
4967	>> it's been stuck in a narrow channel (35 to 45) for the last year	Uncle Frank	-	5/19/2008
4966	>> While it seems toppy, just a feeling, I remember the run we got on news	Uncle Frank	-	5/15/2008
4965	Greetings Uncle Frank, I've been selling cc's on QCOM with quick turns	TShirtPrinter	-	5/15/2008
4964	There's no money in selling the $47.50 or $50 calls, so the market apparentl	alanrs	-	5/13/2008
4963	Tony and all, what do you think of the market's recent move? I'm gettin	Uncle Frank	-	5/13/2008
4962	One of the worst trading decisions I ever made was the reverse of that. I sol	TimF	-	4/9/2008
4961	UF, I've got strangles (puts against cash and covered calls) written on a f	Hepps	-	12/7/2007
4960	Hi, guys! Any call writers out there? I've been seriously considering it,	Uncle Frank	-	12/6/2007
4959	UF <i>Wrote my usual calls and puts against cash yesterday. IWM 83 calls	Hepps	-	10/27/2007
4958	Insightful comment about the kind of stock ideal for covered calls, Carl. I'	Bridge Player	-	10/25/2007
4957	JMHO, but this is not the kind of stock that should be used for covered calls c	Carl Worth	-	10/25/2007
4956	Message 23995185 Radian Group, RDN, is optionable.	Bridge Player	-	10/24/2007

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