When i used to work for a drug company I used to go to the FDA when meetings were held about our drugs. The number of sharks that would turn up...
Bull put spreads covers a lot of territory: ITM,OTM,ATM?? Next month, near term, Far in the future?? why are you doing it?...
In the past I had always put the cash in my trading account into treasuries (in the form of TLT) as a zero risk position. With the future of...
I redid the calculations doing Sept because it's a lot of work and I need Sept numbers: The probabilities are: MCD September:...
I believe most options traders employ spreads and I also believe that it's possible to configure spreads with positive expectancy. e.g. MCD...
Everyone thinks their latest trade is a new insight... and it is... to them. comparing (using Friday close of 54.25):...
My contribution to an 'income trade': Sell the TLT Jan 2011 80 put and buy the Jan 2011 75 Put for a net of 85. Yield = 85/415 = 20%. 100K =...
If you are trying to post here to get a positive response or even an objective response to your ideas you are wasting your time. My experience...
Isn't nice to have a site where you can go and ask a simple question and get a simple answer. :-)
"If I sell a MSFT Jan Vertical 32.5/31 for a credit of 1.12 max profit is 112 max loss is 38" ?? If Prob that MSFT is > 32.50 is 21%, ,...
AMGN: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=amgn http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=AMGN http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=AMGN...
TheGoon: I did a google query on 'SSF covered call' to see if someone has written up a definitive explanation of all the issues and the only two...
GE: With GE at 15.66 Buy the Mar 2010 GE SSF at 15.56 and sell the Mar 2010 16 call for 0.93. The return @ 15.66 is $93.00 Required outlay is...
MCD: I am not a big fan of covered calls except when you cover the call with a future (when you buy a future you only need 1/5 the price of the...
Teva: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=TEVA&t=2y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=...
Just as an exercise and for your own gratification compute the return for a covered call and for a bull put spread with the same upper strike....
No he hasn't 'done anything wrong' but this is his third post in 12 hours. If this is done every day and other sponsors do likewise we might as...
OHI Contd: Bull Put Spread instead of CC with dividend: Sell the June 15 put and buy the June 12.50 put for a net of $20. Yield = 20/230 = 8.7%...
TLT: TLT today is at 93.26 down 1.09: Sell the June 90 put and buy the June 87 put for a net of 1.20 ..............P/L 75........(180)...
Omega Health Care Investors is a health care REIT that currently pays 6.60% and recently obtained a series of nursing homes from debt stressed...
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