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Advanced Option Strategies
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Emcee:  Greg Higgins Type:  Unmoderated
I want to move beyond Covered Calls and Naked Puts; I'm looking for a good discussion on more advanced plays, when they're appropriate and when they're not.

I think at a minimum, you need to have read McMillan's Options as a Strategic Investment in order to participate fully in the forum I'm envisioning. ( I haven't read all of this book, I've skipped at lot of the market maker stuff and index option and futures stuff, since I don't play them. )

For myself, I'm mostly interested in Systematic Writing, Diagonal Time Spreads, Butterfly Spreads, and Boxed Short Straddles. I'm interested in hedging strategies. I'd like to get into a good discussion with folks about some of McMillan's opinions on certain strategies, and let's not forget some of the other option strategy authors also.

I've written about some of this in other forums, mostly the Covered Calls and Selling Puts forums, but at times I feel it's a distraction for the regular followers of those topics. Hence the need for this one.

I don't consider myself an expert, but I am a good student. My approach to learning has always been to get together with other good students and go searching for all the nuances. If you feel likewise, please join in.
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355Thanks Ox; your comments are always appreciated. >>I would be loathe to tyc:>-10/8/2001
354hi tyke, just got back from a long weekend away. where to start. sure one canOX-10/8/2001
353On second thoughts, you can probably only look back on a trend; a trend is whattyc:>-10/7/2001
352Hi Ox; I continue to play with straddles. I'm learning a lot, particularly atyc:>-10/6/2001
351Sorry Allen. I meant to say 77% drop in EARNINGS, not SALES. Here’s the link andJoe Waynick-7/10/2001
350Joe, sorry about that. My initial post was on IRA trades but this IBP combinatiAllen Furlan-7/10/2001
349Allen, you've given me an interesting problem to ponder. Okay, I understandJoe Waynick-7/10/2001
348Treasuries pay about 3% more than cash. You can not use money market investmentAllen Furlan-7/9/2001
347Interesting twist Allen. Are you using treasuries because they pay higher intereJoe Waynick-7/7/2001
346Joe and Rose. A little kicker to your excellent discussion. You can sell nakedAllen Furlan-7/6/2001
345Great explanation Rose, thank you for taking the time to clarify those points. Joe Waynick-6/19/2001
344<i>why do brokers consider retirement accounts unmarginable?</i> InRoseCampion-6/19/2001
343I had a long talk with the “Benjamin” in “Benjamin & Jerold” about their IRAJoe Waynick-6/13/2001
342Rose, I stand corrected and thank you for helping me get my facts straight. WhenJoe Waynick-6/11/2001
341<i>As usual, the IRS in its infinite wisdom wants to control how I manage RoseCampion-6/11/2001
340Thank you for your response. I understand what you're saying, but it seems lJoe Waynick-6/11/2001
339Joe, naked puts are not allowed under the current guidelines and would void yourpeter n matzke-6/10/2001
338Greg, or anyone else . . . Does anyone know of an online broker who allows Joe Waynick-6/10/2001
337This thread is so dead that it's probably just like sending a PM to you . Otyc:>-5/28/2001
336 i recall seeing a options analysis package that will take your input (such as hOX-4/7/2000
335 You might want to check out www.option-wizard.com. They offer a good Excel sprDavid Lind-4/7/2000
334 Does anyone know of a good source for allowing you to combine option strategiewoptions123-4/6/2000
333 hi Bill, good to hear from you. I agree, in a runaway bull mkt as we have hadOX-3/30/2000
332 Actually, IMO when being approached by an express train, it is precisely the beDavid Lind-3/30/2000
331 I do not like all this lauding of "patience and discipline" nor the ityc:>-3/30/2000
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