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    Blackberry users

    I'm considering one of these wireless device too to keep an eye on my trades while I'm away from the desktop. Is it a real PITA to trade through a handheld device? How's the system response, etc?
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    Tom DeMark sequential trading system

    Do you have the formula for it? Maybe I can forward it to Medved and he can put it on QT. Thanks!
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    Tom DeMark sequential trading system

    Is it possible to get DeMark's market exhaustion buy / sell countdown indicator without buying those super expensive trading software? http://www.tradertalk.com/tutorial/demark.html
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    BRCM is not acting well

    What's wrong with it? It keeps falling like a rock.
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    Long put vs bear put spread

    Which one is a better strategy to use if you are moderately bearish: long ITM put vs bear put spread?
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    optionsXpress (or possibly other brokers) question

    Why don't you just ask them to review your account and upgrade the trading level? If you meet their requirements, I don't see why they won't let you do the more risky strategies.
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    Covered call: How do you pick best expiration month?

    But for 2-3 months out, you can sell higher strike for the same or higher premium due to the extra time value. So you get more upside for the underlying...
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    Covered call: How do you pick best expiration month?

    Should you always sell 2-3 months out to get more time value premium or sell the nearest month expiration and keep renewing it every month if it expires worthless?
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    Short materials sector

    Most of the charts in this sector look very extended and are due for correction like oil stocks. Any thoughts?
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    Which one is feeling worse?

    Easier said than done.
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    Position sizing

    McMillan covers everything you need to know about options. Natenberg talks specifically about the Greeks, pricing, etc.
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    Position sizing

    I would skip the Thomsett book. It's way too brief. Save your money and go straight to McMillan "Option as Strategic Investment" before making your first trade. Most of these books are available from your local library.
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    Position sizing

    Or should you build options position similar to your average stock trade size, e.g. 500 shares = 5 contracts?
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    Avoid low volume options?

    You have to sell to the bid or buy on the ask or you'll never get filled.
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    Avoid low volume options?

    I'm looking at some ITM puts with delta close to -1. I want to short the underlying stock but don't want to expose myself to unlimited risk so I'm using the ITM put as short stock surrogate.
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    Avoid low volume options?

    No, DITM = deep in the money.
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    Avoid low volume options?

    Some of the DITM options are very thinly traded say under 10 contracts per day. Should you avoid those even the underlying is actively traded like SPY, QQQQ?
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    Selling naked ENZ May 12.50 puts?

    It's almost ATM. A bad market pullback will easily put you ITM and you'll end up owning this POS or at a loss on the put.
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    No cost collar possible on GOOG?

    Why do you sell the LEAP call at 410 strike? That's below the current market price.
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    Earnings Plays?

    But you get killed too by time decay if you buy few weeks ahead.
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