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Selling Puts: Have Cash Will Travel

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860	I have been selling puts on Iatv (Jan 35's, 40's and Feb 35s and 40s. R	art slott	-	1/21/2000
859	Regarding repair in my puts account, I appreciate the responses. However, bein	David Lind	-	1/21/2000
858	I would certainly not advocate that anyone should sell a straddle on Microsoft.	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
857	for 3 months, I would look at wkly charts. range would be 80-124 (3SD) my previ	OX	-	1/21/2000
856	Thank you. The April 105 call is 8 7/8 bid; and the put is 8 1/2 bid. So tota	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
855	msft closed today at 103.75 quote.cboe.com or edreyfus.com	OX	-	1/21/2000
854	for the first time in my life I have just looked at a chart of MSFT. Wow ! It	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
853	for my previous example I wouldve expected for MSFT to range between 100-120. s	OX	-	1/21/2000
852	You ask whether I would close one side of the straddle. Definitely not. In my	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
851	<i>...possibilities of early assignment.....</i> I write a fair nu	Tom K.	-	1/21/2000
850	LOL. but they have prescense in canada too. stupid name, i agree.	OX	-	1/21/2000
849	I use plenty of volatile stocks. :-) Let's take MSFT this past month. you g	OX	-	1/21/2000
848	AOL ? What's that, eh ?	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
847	For example, look at what happened to AOL over the last several weeks.	jjs_ynot	-	1/21/2000
846	i think we're both in agreement. it's gonna cost you in B/A spread and	OX	-	1/21/2000
845	<< just a little commission/spread intensive to put the hedge on and off.	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
844	Agree that you are heavily gamma-negative. I was just making the point that go	jjs_ynot	-	1/21/2000
843	since you're already in a negative gamma situation when writing options, wh	OX	-	1/21/2000
842	OX, The one problem with that approach is that gamma can change the delta fair	jjs_ynot	-	1/21/2000
841	anything options related is not OT for this board IMO.	OX	-	1/21/2000
840	perhaps people will object to my talking about straddles when the thread is Sel	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
839	actually I don't think it's risky at all, just a little commission/spre	OX	-	1/21/2000
838	< I haven't fully thought through repair in case of a major correcti	tyc:>	-	1/21/2000
837	Question for Ox and others regarding repair of a NP. I am planning to put a	David Lind	-	1/21/2000
836	David, great topic. dave_s asked about recovery strategies earlier and we got	OX	-	1/21/2000

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