PM goes ex div tomorrow. Closed @ 93 today. I've got the MAR 87.5's against it. Div is $1.25 Don't care either way, just curious.
I've got an ITM stock going Ex Div. I'm not sure how to ask this question. I do know that there's no free lunch. If a stock is ITM and going Ex...
20 Covered Call positions expiring this week. Some are well ITM. It's interesting to me how some that are so ITM, >25%, actually have a debit to...
What's going on with OXY options? Not being traded. Non standard options. Non sensible prices... Within the last 5 days or so.
A first for me. In the past, if it was ITM by a penny, it was gone. This one was .16 ITM. Hmph...
In my mind I've been thinking of over writing, or unbalanced covered calls... Say, having 300 shares @ 15 and write 5 20 calls, so you're short...
For the longest time, I've wanted to do this, attracted by some downside protection while banking the time premium. My underlying was OXY. I had...
Those dividends aren't sustainable, right?
Is there much difference between owning MO or PM, big picture, long term? Thank you, Arnie
I sold the Monthly SPX 2090 calls and got an email today that I was assigned. I thought the settlement was the open on Friday morning? The S&P...
Wow, what a fall...
... Sure wish I could do the same in my real account. I do ok, but I'm killing it in my paper account. Same strategies... Oh well...
Well, with my option trading I broke even for the year yesterday...mostly Bull Put Credit Spreads...the down days came when I got spooked and...
In another forum I participate in, last Friday a member wrote, "SPX Apr15 2000 Call sold 48 contracts @ 65. It was the most they would let me sell...
I've noticed this several times... There are Friday's when they're not traded, and Friday's when they are traded. Today, the Dec 22's...
I normally just write credit spreads on the S&P500, but I keep a casual eye on a few stocks, Ford being one of them. On a lark, I bought some...
I guess I should really say "Taking bigger positions". As my account has grown through dumb luck, but mostly automatic bi weekly deposits, I'm...
I inquired about moving my 457K Deff Comp to my broker's IRA a while back. I wanted to start trading options in an IRA. The national office had a...
I'm not sure which forum to put this in, but this seems like the best bet. I trade weekly option credit spreads on the S&P500, primarily deep...
Wow, don't remember seeing them that fat in a long time... Almost $19 for next weeks 1295 S&P 500 put...wow...
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