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Selling Puts: Have Cash Will Travel

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760	JJ, Thanks for the summary. I did go off and read some about spreads over the	Dan Duchardt	-	12/20/1999
759	Hi Dan. Let's see if I can clear up what I said. Did not mean it to be comp	the options strategist	-	12/20/1999
758	Hi Dan. Let's see if I can clear up what I said. Did not mean it to be comp	the options strategist	-	12/20/1999
757	JJ, <i>Monday I put on a credit put spread, 5 contracts sold 755 - bot 7	KFE	-	12/19/1999
756	JJ, I've done some CCing, and looked at calendar spreads with LEAPs, but h	Dan Duchardt	-	12/19/1999
755	Vicki, various kinds of spreads are generally all I do, including leaps. Howe	the options strategist	-	12/19/1999
754	JJ..that was a nice play for less than a week. Do you execute many calender spr	Sam2482	-	12/18/1999
753	Tried a strategy for expiration week (this week)for the first time. Monday I	the options strategist	-	12/17/1999
752	Tom, Yes, that's more conservative, but hey, 1.7% per month is a lot bette	Cesare J Marini	-	12/16/1999
751	I'm more conservative. I sold DELL Feb 35's yesterday at 1.1875. Tom	Tom K.	-	12/15/1999
750	also check out PWAV puts I just wrote VFQMJ 1/50's on the dip here. Great	rrufff	-	12/15/1999
749	OX, Thanks for the links.	Cesare J Marini	-	12/15/1999
748	Thanks, I'll check MCOM out.	Cesare J Marini	-	12/15/1999
747	I do my own calculations, but see this post and preceding ones... #reply-122144	OX	-	12/15/1999
746	Check out MCOM. Huge premiums because of volatility. Price swings of 20% in a	rrufff	-	12/15/1999
745	Agreed that the premiums on DELL are just average; I was just looking for an un	Cesare J Marini	-	12/15/1999
744	DELL looks to have very good support around 40. I usually compare the current p	OX	-	12/14/1999
743	Thread, Thinking of selling FEB 42.5s or 40s on DELL (DLQNV or DLQNH). Any opi	Cesare J Marini	-	12/14/1999
742	I'm not smart enough to pick these stocks before the takeover announcement.	Mike K	-	12/7/1999
741	JJ, I usually write OTM puts for just this reason -- ITM puts tend to stay pre	Cesare J Marini	-	12/7/1999
740	if i read your Q correctly, my answer is... it depends on what ones goal is on	OX	-	12/7/1999
739	When looking at premiums for put sales, how does the time value impact the outc	the options strategist	-	12/7/1999
738	Did you go short before or after the takeover announcements? I guess having a f	Cesare J Marini	-	12/7/1999
737	I'm currently short ARDT, OAK, GCTI, AFM & IMS.T. All are being taken o	Mike K	-	12/7/1999
736	re: broker I've been with Brown for years and no problems. Prices are low,	Tom K.	-	12/6/1999

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