Or for that matter, May, etc.? Stock up to $24.30 after hours on buyout by TXN! Ouch! Assuming it holds, some $5 options will go to about...
Ok, Big D, here is the deal (I know I wasn't supposed to come back here, etc.) - I think I know what you are saying, but there is still something...
Ok, one more comment - you act like an expert on put-call parity, and then you claim it is impossible to sell DITM puts that are listed with bids...
"And no, you can't replicate it with just puts unless you happen to be psychic and know which month to sell ahead of time." Yeah, and you can't...
One more point about this example where the stock happened to move upward: You state "here's an example covered call trade from that...
Dude, like FreeThinker mentions, sell the 36 strike put - you would have received for example $700 up front - the stock moves to 36 and it expires...
Of course you are right, but I was just trying to make it clear that going long for say $5,000, you might risk $5,000, but going short, you could...
Well, there is never really "Unlimited" risk to a downside move - of course, in theory the risk could be basically 100% - for example if SPY went...
You're talking about selling a call, right? So, if SPY falls to say $80, you paid almost $12,000 for a position now worth $8,000. So, yes, you...
Without looking at your example in too much detail, it basically looks right - selling the 120 brings $1150 and you lock in a max gain of $50,...
I love how they make such specific number predictions for such a large move ..."could plunge as much as 6,000 points"... basically implies that it...
The "citizens of the US who want change and growth" supposedly voted for their Messiah in 2008, not a right-wing religious guy as you seem to...
Yeah, those are real hard hobbies to pursue in the U.S.
Oops, looks like maybe it is just a Yahoo mistake. Their historical prices shows yesterdays close at 56.70 and todays at 56.84, so not up...
1a2b3cppp, I don't know the reason exactly as I haven't looked at it in detail yet, but I think QQQ follows 100 Nasdaq stocks - and AAPL is a...
He's obviously never met Oblahblah.
:confused: What will you ever sell your options for though - U.S. dollars, right? So theoretically if Silver goes to $100 and you make a...
Oblahblah is keeping his Nobel Peace Prize!...
1a2b3cppp, Options are really quite complex and are not something you can just jump into with a long term view but not being aware of all your...
Many times lawsuits are involved lol http://seekingalpha.com/article/259621-get-ready-for-etf-changes-qqqq-becomes-qqq-again JJacksET4
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