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The idea is that IF you can discern the markets behavior at tops and bottoms with a fairly good degree of accuracy, a Hedge Fund Manager can simply phase into these types of positions (short index calls at tops/short index puts at bottoms) and make a fairly low-risk ~15% gains 2-4 times a year...

I hear ya...gotta give these some time. Also with naked option sells can use stop order. Right? Mine is when price meets 50% increase in value. I realize prices can gap - hence the 'index' option sells. Also with the 33% margin rule...r u sure (i know u r) that much capital is needed? Seems...

Here are some pictures (after the texual confrontation) (Today's) Volume remained below Friday's light trading levels. Volume was running about one-fifth lighter on the main exchanges. Index charts don't look to good. DJIA/SPX has broke support. Naz has head-and-shoulders pattern forming...

Meanwhile...how are those short index option sells doing...may erode fast = money in the bank! Remember these late last week trades? DJX at 133.45 STO (455) DJYGG Jul 137's @1.1 or a $50,000 (theoretical) scoop into the acount. SPX at 1500 STO (90) SXMGI Jul 1545's @ 11 or a...

Meanwhile...how are those short index option sells doing...may erode fast = money in the bank! Remember these late last week trades? DJX at 133.45 STO (455) DJYGG Jul 137's @1.1 or a $50,000 (theoretical) scoop into the acount. SPX at 1500 STO (90) SXMGI Jul 1545's @ 11 or a...

Now that (newsletter) may've been a bit boring, so here are some pictures:p (after the texual confrontation) (Today's) Volume remained below Friday's light trading levels. Volume was running about one-fifth lighter on the main exchanges. Index charts don't look to good. DJIA/SPX has broke...

This is jibe taken from C2. My services fall under such per the Department of Corporations (California). My peronal line is only for generalized instruction that all subscribers receive. "Do I need to register with the CFTC or the SEC in order to sell my trading advice? Do I need some kind of...

Weekly Trades XX Classic Covered Call Fund This past week, our Classic Fund fell 3.25%. Thus far in 2007, the fund is up 6.30%, and is currently 21% vested. For all of 2006 our non-margin fund SWELLED 25.64%. On the year, it outperformed the Nasdaq by 15.93%, the Dow by 9.17% and the S&P...

Week in Review: Market Analysis Stocks showed resilience again Monday, shaking off huge losses on the Chinese market and a spike in crude oil prices to finish higher.The Shanghai index plunged 8.3% for the session, setting off fears of a corresponding drop in the U.S. markets. A 9% dive on the...

Some of what keeps me busy each week... (take note that references to my site are XX - in keeping with ET policy.) Weekly Newsletter Volume VI, Issue XX-III June 10, 2007 Announcements Be sure and capitalize by using our Hedge Fund Manager as your very own personal investment...

Numbers can be deceiving... I'm stopped out on most all my positions...but this is usually good if 10-25x your money has already incurred and we avoid a 10-15% drawdown from corrections and slip away with a 5-10% drop from the top. This week's "highly-rated, fully-researched"...

"The Dow, which has been the market's top index for 2 1/2 months, flashed three straight down days in higher volume Tuesday to Thursday. That kind of rapid distribution isn't what you'd expect from a strong rally." ...may not apply to most hedgies...but does raise some concern for this...

Peruse at you pleasure (or abhor) the following blah-blah: I use these ritualistically not only for fellow members or prospects, but to continue to hone my abilities with money managing. To some it shows that today's returns are on track with past stated performance. By simply sneeking a...

2RM ...exactly! (lol) PS "It's all Greek to me." ..and you can quote me on that.

With regards to "Covered Call Funds". I don't doubt that the're likely computer-based programs at big firms that capitalize on covered calls that do quite well. Perhaps there are persons that manage OPM very successfully with the strict use of writes. Like you say mutual funds use them but as...

2CL...I'm still curious about how the use of the 'better' strategy bodes for my "stop-loss" methods. I want to see for myself that the ATM stock - when it moves to my down to my stop (about a 5-7% drop), that the ATM put and the ATM call (that go ITM and OTM, respectivley) gain and lose...

Although we've been seemingly stuck discussing the merits of a short put strategy vs covered call. There are many bright points on this thread that support even higher annual returns. Take the average 13.5 monthly trades I've made in my funds in 2007. Of these 2.4 were "unwound" to mitigate...

Just for reference...some Covered Call Investment Products: Madison/Claymore Covered Call Fund (MCN), www.madisonclaymore.com/ Dobson Covered Call Fund (DBCCX), CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (ticker BXM), And some quips from wikpedia, etc. - "The naked put has the...

This may not be exactly true - maybe more so if the position held up for a few days as opposed to it hitting the stop the very next day (for me almost never the case). Also "time" premium is more of a factor the further away from expiration. Like I said earlier, all I can do is add a...

This is now obtrusive. What I said I know is true and I have numerous real-life examples to back it up. What you are providing is theoretical and does not fit with what I'm doing with my approach to covered call fund management. For me the matter of minimizing losses is of vital importance...