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I'm only approved for Level 2 options trading, so spreads are not an "option" (pun intended) for me :D I think a 20% movement on the shareprice is doable because of the nature of the catalyst. On the downside, there is no question on my mind. The downside is a little tough as an approval...

I like the -10 March 50P +20 March 40 a lot. Thanks for sharing. Scratch my previous post - it SUCKS. I played around with the covered calls, long puts risk/reward in my head and it SUCKS! Covered-calls really suck in a volatile environment. The position has a similar risk-reward...

Disclaimer: Not a recommendation and not my position How about this: Long Covered Calls, Long Puts - Bearish on IMCL I know that Covered Calls are synthetic puts, but see the details and see if it makes sense. Long 1000 Shares at 41.16 = Debit 41,160 Short 10 March 40 Calls (5 x...

IMCL is supposed to get the FDA decision by this coming Friday 2/13/2004 (per message board information - may or may not be accurate). The IV's on the Feb options are well over a hundred and the March options are about a hundred give or take. Just wondering what advanced option strategies...

I read both the article and Nassim's book, and for a while I was a big fan... I still am, to some degree. I've lost a lot of money being long options (puts and calls) the past couple of years and made some money year 2000. A lot is a relative term... About $8K for the combined years 2002...