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AOL Options for the Bearish

An SI Board Since February 1998

Posts	SubjectMarks	Bans	Symbol
33	1	0	AOL

Emcee: White Shoes	Type: Unmoderated

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This should be a pretty focused thread. Other threads debate the particulars of AOL's business prospects and its balance sheet. A lot of people need no more convincing, they are bears of one kind or another. This thread is to discuss the SPECIFICS of your options trades or strategies. It is assumed you are bearish. I will be buying AOL puts, maybe next month.

This thread can double as an options for newbies thread, using AOL as a case study. Simpler strategies are prioritized over more exotic ones. I am an options newbie myself. Please share your experience(s) with us.

By and large, try to leave discussions of AOL's service and all other pro and con discussions of the stock price to the other threads, of which there are at least 3 active.

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33	I assume this post is directed at me: <i> For someone who seems to know	The Duke	-	5/19/1998
32	Jeez I wanna buy this puppy. @30. DGB	Danny Boy	-	5/13/1998
31	For someone who seems to know an awful lot about options he doesn't seem to	Jason Ghionis	-	5/10/1998
30	seems the only option for the aol bearish is to cybernate. this stock is ridic	Skeeter Bug	-	5/8/1998
29	America Online, Inc. Reports FY98 Third Quarter Net Income, Before Special Char	Narotham Reddy	-	5/6/1998
28	You are on to something there, I think. I think you can be assured of a move o	yard_man	-	5/6/1998
27	I just bought a few puts and a few calls, each at 1 3/8, @~$87. If AOL moves m	L.B.Nguyen	-	5/6/1998
26	Thank you for your input, Mr. Shoes. Time will tell, if I screw up or not. gr	grasshopper	-	4/27/1998
25	grasshopper, I am not the soothsayer you seek, but IMO, yes, you have screwed u	White Shoes	-	4/25/1998
24	Ohh Obewon (spell?), . . .master . . ., I am the grasshopper at your feet, .	grasshopper	-	4/25/1998
23	Duke, You seem to know a lot about options, and explain how they are more comp	Brian Moore	-	3/3/1998
22	white, we are all learning. people like calls b/c they win most of the time.	Skeeter Bug	-	3/3/1998
21	>>Usually (->go back and read McMillan<-) puts carry more time prem	The Duke	-	3/2/1998
20	Great to hear from you Duke, hang around OK? <eom>	White Shoes	-	3/2/1998
19	Defintely the latter!	yard_man	-	3/2/1998
18	>>someone posted that puts are now more expensive than calls,<< Th	yard_man	-	3/2/1998
17	Spreading is a good way to take advantage of the premium. You, of course give	yard_man	-	3/2/1998
16	White; I don't mean to sound like a know it all, but you do need to focus o	James F. Hopkins	-	3/2/1998
15	WS, McMillan's book is a must read before you begin to play with serious m	The Duke	-	3/2/1998
14	Well Jim I appreciate the concern but the point of this thread will be for me t	White Shoes	-	3/2/1998
13	I am considering making an investment in AOL and am trying to understand AOL	RagnBull	-	3/2/1998
12	NO , there is no head start, writing naked calls are the most risky of all opti	James F. Hopkins	-	3/2/1998
11	True but with a high premium you do get a headstart, no? <eom>	White Shoes	-	3/2/1998
10	To much risk exposure, leveraged at that, you can lose your total account fast	James F. Hopkins	-	3/2/1998
9	Maybe selling naked calls then...if your broker allows it...	White Shoes	-	3/2/1998

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