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Options for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)
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741 <I>I believe you can easily make a living with this conservative option sMadpinto-2/24/1998
740 Try covered call writing. I do this part time and make more $ each month than mBrad Griffin-2/24/1998
739 I'ld be interested in opinions on the viability of trading options for a liDan Courtemanche-2/24/1998
738 Touche' I cede to your rationale & logic. Doug-----------2/21/1998
737 Option expirations tend to have more volatility because traders must close out Madpinto-2/20/1998
736 <I>If I let a 1$ in the money call expire, I own the stock and will have Madpinto-2/20/1998
735 <I>if it's in the money, you have to specifically inform your broker Madpinto-2/20/1998
734 Let's not get the government involved Doug! Automatic exercise is not an evMadpinto-2/20/1998
733 <I>(With the exception of European style index options that are settled fMadpinto-2/20/1998
732 No. You cant sell it after 4:02 PM. EDIT: Like I said, I almost always sell mybroken_cookie-2/20/1998
731 Richard, okay, if I decide not to exercise the option would I be able to sell iTai Jin-2/20/1998
730 tai, I have always sold them. Here's a case when you want the option not ebroken_cookie-2/20/1998
729 Richard, so for an ITM option I either have to tell my broker to not exercise (Tai Jin-2/20/1998
728 Doug, <<<In about 1-3 years, you should own the firm, or at least itsbroken_cookie-2/20/1998
727 Tai, You aren't obligated to exercise the option, but, if it's in the broken_cookie-2/20/1998
726 In addition to John's question.... Why are stock expiration days so volatiCents-2/19/1998
725 I have an option question..I am long a stock (RADAF) the options expire tomorrojohn Kurisko-2/19/1998
724 If you have not given orders to exercise, nor have you given anyone at that fi-----------2/19/1998
723 If the option is automatically exercised the answer should be 2. You open an oAlex Harrington-2/19/1998
722 I'm confused. So what happens at expiration if I own an ITM option: 1. ExeTai Jin-2/19/1998
721 <i>I called the firm I trade with today & asked them what was their abroken_cookie-2/19/1998
720 Doug, Nothing personal taken. Here's a FAQ from the cboe: cboe.com Herebroken_cookie-2/19/1998
719 I know one fellow that would agree with you. And he has a pretty fair reputatio-----------2/19/1998
718 Go with your instincts Mike, they sound good. I rather be a big fish in all smJay Baca-2/18/1998
717 I have a new trading theory that I'd like to run by the thread for commentMJR-2/18/1998
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