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Rolled out OLN and NYX

November 20th, 2007 at 6:42 pm » Comments (0)

The market was up and down and up again today.  I was not really planning to make any trades today but… 
I BTC 3 Jan 20 Puts for OLN in my taxable account and STO 3 May 20 Puts.  They are just under the strike price and pay a decent dividend (my current threshold is 4% to [...]



After November ‘07 Option Expirations

November 19th, 2007 at 3:04 pm » Comments (0)

The markets have been down all day.  The DOW is down just over 200 points right now.  So, I did not get the call premiums I anticipated in yesterday’s post.
I sold Dec 07 calls for the following(Qty,Strike Price): NVDA(2,$35), FCX(1,$105), KFT(2,$32.50), S(3,$17), ALSK(4,$15).
I sold Jan 08 calls for the following: GGC(4,$10).  I would like to [...]



November Option Expirations

November 18th, 2007 at 9:38 pm » Comments (0)

This post will catch me up to date with my trades and account activities.
I was assigned 2 NVDA contracts and 1 FCX contract.  They are both in IRA accounts and are close to the strike price.  I will sell calls on both on Monday.
I will probably sell calls close to the money on NVDA, mostly [...]