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Ok, thanks.

Jason, http://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/CaseInfo.aspx?entityid=0308179&type=reg Did the 2011 $2 million fine from NFA to FXCM get applied for stop hunting? What was the reason for that fine? Thx, Bry

Hi OP, I thought about it some more and realized you wanted to sell puts after getting cash for your covered call position. Once again the profit you think you receive is much more than reality because you need to subtract the difference between your strike price and stock price. Usually...

First, if ABC is at $10.98, and you sell a $10 call for $1.09, you have only made $1.09 - 98 cents= 11 cents, or $11 per call. This is because there is a 98 cent difference between your stock price and call strike price. Second, you cannot sell puts as part of your plan. That is a completely...

You can do 3 day trades in 5 business (market open) days, not 4 trades. 4 trades makes you a pattern day trader.

http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/kaavio.Webhost/charts/big.chart?nosettings=1&symb=tasr&uf=7168&type=4&size=4&sid=661485&style=320&freq=1&entitlementtoken=0c33378313484ba9b46b8e24ded87dd6&time=8&rand=152984521&compidx=aaaaa%3a0&ma=4&maval=200,%2050,%2025&lf=4&lf2=32&lf3=1024&height=981&width=1045...

Yeah, short term bearishness looks pretty set without a fiscal cliff resolution.

source: http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/ Fiscal Cliff Reality by Stephen Lendman Political Washington theater continues. Republicans and Democrats agreed years ago to erode America's social contract en route to eliminating it altogether. Crisis conditions create opportunities. Former...

my friend says he purchases vanilla options with his Tradestation IRA... here's an article per options in an IRA--not many custiodians will allow options strategies beyond covered calls or cash-secured puts http://www.essortment.com/stock-options-allowed-ira-account-19458.html

I really like your finds, Stocks4Life. Thanks.

I thought you were one of the positive ones, cdcaveman. Sorry I didn't mention your name. I don't pay attention to fundamentals, just the technicals, am in'n'out too quick to matter.

atticus, tickmagnet, others who were positive instead of negative, I tip my hat to you successful traders...negative people are never successful, they undermine themselves to OP: ZNGA is under $3, so you could sell two puts GRPN is at about $5 both these stocks are being...

Awesome. Thanks.

Ok, thx.

possible new start of wave...

Yeah, making 50% in a year is really good, and also doable: make 3-5%/month, keep possible losses at same per month, win majority of months.

LOL!!! I keep hearing that sellers of far out of the money opts will eventually blow up. Well, if you only do the major indices, you can protect yourself with futures contracts after hours, no?

Cold air. Heat will make you drowsy. (Hey, Oldtimer, I was long haul trucker too!) Background noise, like some rock, will tend to keep you feeling more awake too.

Who cares what her returns were from 2002-2007? It generally takes at LEAST 5 years to become a good trader...so they were probably not very good returns, and rightly so.

sorry don't have chart to post right now, but CAT is closing today above a long term down trend line