I really like the idea of selling the call options to take advantage of the time value (though it is technically nil). I did call and found out...
Good points. Looks like the way I have been playing it so far is not that bad, which is getting rid of 15% every year. I do have more than 0.5M...
Totally agreed. I have been commiting that crime on time premium for lack of knowledge so far. ITM close out makes sense as well.
Just to make it educational for anyone reading this: I called eTrade and looks like my options on NFLX options are limited. Writing naked calls...
Good thinking @ironchef . Let me call my banks.
That would have been the best method. But they don't allow that. The treatment on employee stock options is that it is coupon to exercise/sell or...
I will have to let go of at least 150 options to keep an additional 100 shares. Yes, if I can keep them all, that seems like the best option. I am...
Thank you, I will check that out as well. I have level 3. Doing it without the taxable event seems like an attractive option. Let me check with them.
Any thoughts? Good, bad? Any right strike price idea for the call and put side or What do I need to read/listen to come up with that price. Good...
After reading more about collar and calling my broker, the following seems to be my best option: Exercise&Sell enough options to Exercise&hold...
It did, thank you. It did give me an option to consider certain options (:)) which I otherwise won't have. But, I have to confess that I did not...
Would be great if you can eloborate on how it would change. Any of what you say might help me in having a better discussion with my tax...
I cannot write covered calls as I don't own the stocks, just the options. I checked with ETrade. I don't have that much liquid cash to write naked...
Mistake, expiring in 2021 and 2022. @newwurldmn ,The strike price is whatever it was in 2011 and 2012. @ironchef , let me read a bit more...
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