Ok - I've been reading the posts in the justcoveredcalls group and I decided that since I am bullish on the stock, I'll roll it up and out for a debit: CCJ...
Joe, the way I usually adjust my collars is that if I roll up or up and out on the call, I do the same with the put. It is a matter of preference though. John ...
Joe, Hows your Put doing on CCJ? Does this whipsaw help answer your question on is the extra cost justified for the Put? I know for me my positions with Puts I...
I wound up keeping the "insurance" down at the $12.50 level, which did offer some protection today - I have the September put, and I really don't want to roll...
My BTC order executed today, putting $0.30/share in my account, closing my covered call and leaving me with a Married Put. I set an alert for when DBA is...
Update on this trade: GLD closed at $88.80. 4/2/09: BTC Apr 100 Call (.GLDDV) for $0.25, having originally sold it on 3/23 for $1.20. 3/23/09: BTO May 91 Put...
This standing order executed the other day: 4/8/09 BTC .FCXDI APR 18, 2009 $ 45.000 CALL @ $0.33 Now FCX is above 45, and the covered call is gone (good!)....
A bit off-topic but just finished this book by Larry Conners. Not really an "options" book, perse, but since many of the decisions we make daily regarding our...
Here is a trade I just put on and I welcome any opinions. Feel free to say "R U Nuts", lol. This is a beyond collars trade using only options. It is partially...
Hank, Do you place an order to close this trade out if the market tilts in your favor and hits your price or do you monitor the trade daily? If you can I would...
... wrote: I posted the answer to this already but here it is again. Or plan B I could maybe get a double on my money and exit asap. I don't just have one exit...
What if the market goes up suddenly overnight ? What happens to your trade ? You are quite protected on the Downside, but what about a big upside move ? ...
Durgesh, Good question. Thats why its important to take a loss quickly if you are wrong. First, I am expecting the trade to go down or I would not have set it...
http://www.optionszone.com/trader-alerts/earnings-spotlight/2009/04/buy-mcd-calls-now.html .MCDEK closed at 2.20 I'm gonna take a small position tomorrow. ...
Today, my STC order went thru on the covered call at $0.20 as the stock traded down to 16.83, closing at 16.99. I'll most likely unwind the put and close this...
I thinking of closing this position as well. My cost basis (including the put) is $39.31. FCX closed at 39.11 and the Put (which is now called .FPATG) is...
Am hoping C will go up some and I will sell calls, probably May 4 or 5 on stock I own for .35 or more giving me 1.00. If C is put to me at 3 my net cost would...
I woke up with an idea - if I'm long-term (e.g. 1+ years) bullish, but short-term (1-3 months) bearish on this stock, instead of selling the stock and keeping...
The only way I have found it helpful to analyze answers to a question that you pose is to use a spreadsheet or some type of options analysis software, like...
I'm not sure this meets the typical definition of a collar, but wanted to see if anybody had thoughts about this trade/strategy. Prices are based on 1:45PM ET...
Ratio Spreads: . In "high-volatility" markets, ratio spreads are an alternative to covered calls and short puts . Nearly zero delta, gamma, vega, theta Partial...
First off, if the question below breaks any group rules, please accept my apology. I won't do it again. I'm a VERY avid reader of trading books. Over the years...
http://www.optionseducation.org/institutional/research/pdfs/qqq_collar_study.pdf ABSTRACT The credit crisis and the associated decline in equity markets has ...
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