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Mark I will second that. Carl

I understand that selling naked options, could be profitable 99% of the time. Markets gap, and then there are "Black Swans", the remaining 1%, can take your account, your future, your home, etc. Selling naked requires deep pockets. (High Risk) Hedge funds can do it, but they are using...

Ask here http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/hkoptions/

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http://www.cashflowheaven.com/cws.pdf (PDF page 44) (Book page 25) You might consider Metamorphosis (PDF page 50)(Book page 44)to a Collar(Bull Vertical), a Butterfly, or Slingshot Hedge, as an alternative to a Call Ratio Spread, depending on your outlook of the underling price movement/Risk.

It sounds like a Straddle or a Strangle would be the simplest, depending on if they are at different strikes or not.

You don't seem to be getting much responce from the board. You might try Google "davidnovac.com" "site:davidnovac.com" "David Novac" complaints

"Dan Sheridan" has a book set to release this month. "Monthly Income Strategies With Options" ISBN 9780470223116 "Charles Cottle" last book, I can't say enough good about it. "Options Trading: The Hidden Reality" ISBN 9780977869176 Free Sample (91 page abbreviated version)...

Long Underling, Long Put, Short Call +u, +p, -c = Collar Search for "Collar" Same as +c, -c = Bull Call Vertical +c & -c @ different months If +c = far month, -c = near month == Diagonal Carl

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Short Calendar Dave at http://www.deltaneutraltrading.com/blog/ Congratulations, you are thinking, asking and learning. Carl

"(To learn more, red Money Management Matters In Futures Trading.)" I can't answer for the author's article and I have not read it. I believe trading margin is associated with risk of loss to your account. The risk of a Long Future or Synthetic of the same, is to the downside. (The Short...

The Denver Trading Group must be one of the most active around. They have many "Special Interest Group's" (SIG's) and a large data base of information online. http://www.denvertradinggroup.com/ Carl

Iron Condor Double Diagonal Double Calendar Multiple Strike Butterflies (baby Butterflies) Condor Slingshot http://www.riskdoctor.com/Downloads/CondorSlingshotHedge.pdf Limit/Control Risk or a "Black Swan" could eat more than your entire account. Carl

Sorry I should have checked it out first. Try this. http://www.riskdoctor.com/Downloads/OTTHRChapter9LITE.pdf http://www.riskdoctor.com/Downloads/CondorSlingshotHedge.pdf Carl

Sorry for such a long winded answer (my last post). There is no financial advantage to using a Synthetic close (Box) over just closing the trade. The same number of commissions, strikes, expirations, and everything else. It's just another tool. Depending on your outlook when you reach...

In the book, Exhibit 1-9 shows a typical “Box” spread. An option Risk Graph usually display expiration graphs (Hockey Sticks) If there is time to expiration the Graph looks more like an ‘S’ curve. If the underling goes up to the profit end of the hockey stick on the graph. You...

gollybegully; You may enjoy learning of another strategy. http://www.riskdoctor.com/Downloads/Chapter9LITE.pdf a sample of chapter 9 from the book "Options Trading: The Hidden Reality" Book sample http://www.cashflowheaven.com/cws.pdf Carl

An adjustment worth considering. (to a Collar or Bull Call Vertical) If the stock runs up to your Short Call strike. Sell a Credit Vertical against it. (Bear Call Vertical) Using the same strikes and expirations that you have. Creating a 'Box' spread, locking in profit, and let it expire...

Think of a collar as a Bull Vertical Spread. The Long stock, long Put is a systhetic Call. and you are selling a higher strike Call against. Carl