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Thanks Debaser82. My question is more of a technical nature about DXY futures contracts, which are based on the Dollar Index, which has roughly a 50% weighting for the current Euro currency. If a member state of the Euro were to suddenly revert to their national currency (e.g. Greece reverts...

What would happen to DXY futures contracts if the Euro lost some of its member states like Italy and Greece? Right now the Euro is roughly half of the currency weight in the dollar index.

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Thanks for all the comments. This is very helpful.

Will a stock put option remain in force in the event that the company corresponding to the underlying stock asset goes bankrupt? Let's say the stock stops trading due to bankruptcy.

Thanks, Tiki. Couldn't I simply buy back the stock after it's called away, sell a new covered call at a higher strike, and then use the credit to buy a put at a higher strike? Even though the first put would be farther out-of-the-money, wouldn't I have slightly more downside protection, at a...

Thanks, Tiki. Couldn't I simply buy back the stock after it's called away, sell a new covered call at a higher strike, and then use the credit to buy a put at a higher strike? Even though the first put would be farther out-of-the-money, wouldn't I have slightly more downside protection, at a...

When would a stock be called away when selling a covered call, if the underlying asset rises above the call strike price? Would the stock be called away upon expiration only, or as soon as the price of the underlying asset rises above the call's strike price? My idea is to have a fence...

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