Recent Content by Wil Klem

  1. cash balance in a trading account

    ... which is exactly why I am starting to learn about options ...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Options

  2. cash balance in a trading account

    If I am reading all of this properly, in the long haul it boils down to zero sum if the all trades are thoughtful and reasonable. This a factor of...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  3. How are account balances shown on a daily basis for covered calls?

    gotcha ... thanks
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  4. cash balance in a trading account

    Then taking profits at 10% up and losses at 5% down would represent a reward:risk ratio of 2:1, right?
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  5. How are account balances shown on a daily basis for covered calls?

    Something isn't making sense to me here. You said, "you have to subtract the value of the call every day ... also the value of your stock you have...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  6. How are account balances shown on a daily basis for covered calls?

    Thanks for your replies. cvds16: You are right. I am confused. I am a newbie attempting to learn by paper trading and recording everything on a...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  7. How are account balances shown on a daily basis for covered calls?

    This question is presented to learn how market movements and assignments are reported when viewing an account on a daily basis. I am presenting a...
    Thread by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016, 10 replies, in forum: Options

  8. cash balance in a trading account

    Thank you for continuing this discussion. Once again, this is a learning process for me.The main purpose of my question is to determine realistic...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  9. cash balance in a trading account

    This entire endeavor is a learning process for me. A brief background may be helpful for you to understand my level of understanding before I...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 15, 2016 in forum: Options

  10. option assignment

    gotcha
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Options

  11. cash balance in a trading account

    long stocks with perceived short term price increases (for potential covered calls in the future with greater profits and/or capturing dividends)...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Options

  12. option assignment

    Thanks again. This will be one of the questions for me to ask when I move from paper trading to opening a trading account.
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Options

  13. option assignment

    Thanks for the quick reply. This checks one more thing off my things to understand list. Is the commission on the assignment the same as any...
    Post by: Wil Klem, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Options

  14. option assignment

    If I am holding an open long position and choose to assign the position, is it guaranteed that it will happen? Roughly how long does it take for...
    Thread by: Wil Klem, Apr 14, 2016, 6 replies, in forum: Options