Well, when I first saw the design of the cover, and the title Rookie's Guide.., I thought it may have been written by Lenny Dykstra. The...
I have longs, shorts, and my longs are hedged with puts. I really have never mastered stops. I probably should see how much they save me VS. how...
...and you can sell the collar for a credit
Is there a link??
spin I should have said buying puts on stocks I estimate to decline vs buy calls on stocks I estimate to rise. I always get direction...
Im thinkin' buying puts is a better deal than buying calls because volatility usually increases during a crash, and stocks take a slow ride up and...
No, the best part was how to use all your account margin to sell ATM nakid calls on the 3x etfs, which he strongly recomments. Wait, I hear the...
Investopedia.com Articles by John Summa are always a good read.
Talk to him about risk, capital preservation, and concepts designed to keep his capital. The only advice I would give freely is help him compute...
Income or net capital gains, what is the difference?? I have done some credit spreads in a demo account and i won because I got the direction...
I stand corrected I should have written **market maker**
It is like being a bookie You make more money when you hold the bets Until one day you can't pay off Then you get your legs busted The...
1. close the sell order before 2. sell the 110 calls If you don't close the sell order and it executes you will have a nekkid short call,...
Something to consider: IRA's, 401ks, HR10 plans, and other types of plans generally do not allow spreads. so the investor is limited to what they...
Now I understand options.. Thanks!:p
Maybe sell the collar for a credit, so if the stock just bounces around you make some money. A. If your bullish hold the stock b. if your...
TA is technical analysis. It is the use of graphs and charts by traders to give a visual of where the stock is trading relative to its past. TA is...
In hindsight, it looks like you sold the puts at teh top of the range. IMO Drys is trading at the bottom of the range but has not broken...
Mark That book was the some of the best money I spent this year. Posters like yourself, (Spin, DMO, Xflat) with your seasoned, balanced advice is...
Xflat..no, the march calls did not trade yesterday, I used the last bid price on Optonfirst. By the way, don't you mean buying intinsic value??....
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