Spin, I am working under the assumption that it wouldn't be legal for a company to buy puts on themselves (or at least would look very...
That's where I don't completely agree. Even if times were good in the airline industry and say oil was at $40, every airline knows they might...
Spin, thanks for the reply. Of course, in retrospect, when the market was OK, there was a good use for puts - with the dow at 14,000, or even...
Yes, shareholders are able to do what they want with dividends, but we can bet most either just keep the money or reinvest in the company. I am...
Do you really think so? I mean people have lost huge sums of money with wimpy dividends in the last year holding stock like WFC for example....
UMU, If you have a 50% shot of either losing the entire $100 or gaining $100 and the investment is $100, why would someone insure that for a...
I was just wondering about this and thinking if the market gets OK again and the economy is going OK and the DOW is 12,000, etc., will (and/or in...
If the current leaders ever listen to Steve Forbes and at least temporarily stop the mark-to-market madness. There is a chance something could...
GE was as high as $30 as recently as last August or so, plus was in that range well before that time as well. I'm sure many people went long GE...
B Rowshan, Unfortunately, I don't have enough spending power right now in my options account to make a decent size position unless I close...
OK, I'll make my prediction - earnings may or may not be OK - stock will fall $10 or more IMO. Worries about next Qtr, etc and the fact that AZO...
Try driving down Del Amo Ave anywhere from 2:30-6:00 and you will think the unemployment rate here is about .1%. I have been driving that road...
One more thing prc117f - you could certainly consider just selling less qty covered calls (i.e. 12). That way, you get some money in (and you can...
I like this one - if they discover that, I want first dibs on it to go back to 1955 and buy some GE stock and baseball cards (1954 Topps Wax...
Of course not Spin! Just trying to point out that loot from covered calls is good for anything lol. :)
Cutten, You cut to the chase and made a great point there. I think it is often overlooked by options traders. For example, sometimes I hear...
Subdude, I don't want to get into the details of this position, because it is quite complicated as far as if it does the OP any good or not, but I...
Were his put sales set for 100 years from now? I don't think so. I think it's obvious that short term volatility needs to be and is priced into...
Strange. At first glance, those options appear to be standard, then I notice the June options are basically priced at parity - they are...
This is the smartest comment on EliteTrader. Obama is an affirmative action President. People voted for him to "feel good" or because "he's...
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