EW

Discussion in 'Options' started by oldnemesis, Apr 13, 2016.

  1. http://fortune.com/2016/04/04/edwards-lifesci-all-time-high/?xid=yahoo_fortune

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/edwards-lifesciences-ew-looks-good-120012605.html

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-edwards-lifesciences-ew-stock-191707493.html

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/edwards-lifesciences-positive-partner-ii-185006886.html

    http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...gn=article&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=yahoo-2

    http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=EW+Interactive#{"range":"2y","allowChartStacking":true}

    Trade:
    With EW at 105.74
    Jan '17 72.5/70 bull put spread for a net credit of $50
    Yield = 50/200 = 25% in 282 days or 32.4% annualized
    Prob = 85%
    Expectation = .85(50) - .12(200) - .03(100) = 42.5 - 24.0 - 3 = 15.5

    Price.... Profit / Loss.... ROM %
    55.00....... (200.00)....... -75.00%
    65.00....... (200.00)....... -75.00%
    70.00....... (200.00)....... -75.00%
    72.00............ 0.00........... 0.00%
    72.50........... 50.00......... 25.00%
    80.00........... 50.00......... 25.00%
    100.00......... 50.00......... 25.00%
    110.00......... 50.00......... 25.00%
    125.00......... 50.00......... 25.00%
     
  2. When I graduated from high school in 1960 I had no means of going to college. So I enrolled in a program at Temple Hospital in Philadelphia for a brand new medical field : Respiratory Therapy. The program was sponsored by the NIH and paid a small stipend.

    This new field was prompted by a new medical device: the mechanical ventilator.

    The new mechanical ventilators made it feasible to keep a patient alive who was unable to breathe on his own...in the hope he would recover.

    http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-forrest-bird-20150803-story.html

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    At the same time a new surgical field was also evolving: Open heart surgery.



    The two events were complimentary. Open heart surgery was, in those days a very revolutionary, and dangerous type of surgery that could not have been pursued without the ability to keep a patient alive post surgery and the mechanical ventilator played a key roll in that effort.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._DeBakey

    After receiving training in Medical Physiology I was sent to spend two weeks at Baylor College of Medicine in Huston to be trained by Debakey's team. (meaning I was allowed to watch)