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Option Spreads, Credit my Debit

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517	Again the "buy-in' date is Close of Business on Friday Feb. 19 and the	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
516	Good idea Dave.....a little group paper trading. I'll learn a lot...and ho	NateC	-	2/13/1999
515	This thread must have been pretty thin. A few posts and we are in the top 5 of	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
514	I am going to wait for the open on Tuesday and make my final decisions and put	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
513	ed, When you say you are short volatility are you indicating that you are shor	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
512	I sincerely hope volatility comes down as well because I'm short volatility	ed c.	-	2/13/1999
511	Dave. I've read McMillan on Options and find it too be an extension to ..St	the options strategist	-	2/13/1999
510	I personally think the volatility goes up in the 2nd and 3rd week before exp. a	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
509	On that last message, I was referring to IV or course, not actual prices.	ron delany	-	2/13/1999
508	I also think that the volatility of the last week may settle down going into ex	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
507	dave, Will be running some scans over the long weekend and will post what I ca	dealmakr	-	2/13/1999
506	Dave, The premiums look pretty large given that we are four days from expirati	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
505	dave, Sounds good. Will put my thinking cap on next weekend and hope that the	dealmakr	-	2/13/1999
504	Dave, I wouldn't want a lot of trading of positions though. The objective	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
503	dave, Its all part of the game. Attack and fakeout. Order was entered via the	dealmakr	-	2/13/1999
502	Ok, Closing sound all right. I think end of day prices are the easiest to conf	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
501	Dave, You know you are dealing with an illiquid stock and a bunch of shaky MMs	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
500	dave, I haven't had the chance to read that book. I like your idea of post	dealmakr	-	2/13/1999
499	dave, I agree that liquidity is one of the best measures for entering an optio	dealmakr	-	2/13/1999
498	Dave, Have you read McMillan's other book McMillan on Options (as opposed	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
497	Dave, I was thinking that we could do something to liven things up here. I ha	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
496	Liquidity is a key IMO. I try to only use options that have thousands of contr	jjs_ynot	-	2/13/1999
495	Nate, Its not how much you say its what is said. Options are one of the more i	dealmakr	-	2/13/1999
494	Thanks all for your excellent response For some reason this thread is difficul	NateC	-	2/12/1999
493	Nate, For all index contracts and some others, the exchanges and SEC require t	jjs_ynot	-	2/10/1999

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