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    Are there advantages to selling calls at several strike prices?

    You did...I'm just trying to get you to think outside the box a bit. Come Wednesday to Friday are there any cases where you would want to close/unwind your position?? I don't have the answers. Just letting you chew on it... I'm out of this thread... See you somewhere else...
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    Are there advantages to selling calls at several strike prices?

    Math, I think it's just the teacher in me... Can you verbalize what will happen tomorrow, if XOM goes to $130. or $100.? In sports they call this a teachable moment... And how will you clear/unwind your positions...
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    Are there advantages to selling calls at several strike prices?

    If you did not FULLY understand what you just did, you may not have made the correct trade. Not saying you didn't. But not fully understanding, could create problems in the future. Hand holding buy your broker (if they allow it) may be needed at this time...
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    In layman's terms...Using BATS??

    Trying to do a covered call on YUM...Boring I know. No need to get into the meat of the company. I go to Fidelity where it gives me the choice of about 5-6 brokers or Fidelity can direct themselves...PFOF. I usually try for CBOE first...Manual trading. If it is later in the day (haven't...
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    Are there advantages to selling calls at several strike prices?

    I've written covered calls for about 25 years. Other people are much smarter than me on these threads. Until you fully understand what you are doing, you would be wise to just stick with the covered calls and puts, to buy back near ITM. Read and learn...Very slowly and with small...
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    What happens to naked calls when BBBY files for bankruptcy?

    I was on the other side of a similar situation. I had a leap (covered call) from some oil exploration company)...It had gone bankrupt (US). I was trying to unwind the position for tax purposes. I called the broker (either Schwab or Fidelity). They said the company was still trading in other...
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    What happens to naked calls when BBBY files for bankruptcy?

    Amazon's upper management was seen around BBBY's corporate offices this evening...
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    The worlds richest...The Babylon Bee

    Another one that had me laughing out loud... https://babylonbee.com/news/schiff-swalwell-demoted-to-house-party-planning-committee
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    Bottom fishing...Amazon

    Bed Bath & Beyond heading into bankruptcy...They had a high of over $30. this year!! I wonder who killed them...
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    Bottom fishing...Amazon

    Six weeks later on my last post here. I seems that Amazon is closing many fulfillment centers. They are repositioning to better locations. They may be adjusting their AWS (cloud) locations...Ohio. It seems they have visions for years ahead...Get rid of tech jobs in California and open a...
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    The worlds richest...The Babylon Bee

    A lot of people don't go onto chit chat... I wanted to post it where "some" of the eyeballs are...Then have it moved. I don't do that regularly...
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    The worlds richest...The Babylon Bee

    Yeah, I thought this would get moved to another forum... I don't do paywalls...Just me. But, I would pay for this companies content!! The same with Conan O'Brien...
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    The worlds richest...The Babylon Bee

    I think this group is sooo funny...Like The Onion or The Lampoon. https://babylonbee.com/news/local-hen-surpasses-elon-musk-in-net-worth Another one... https://babylonbee.com/news/pfizer-releases-new-vaccine-virus-combo-pack
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    Another boring trade...GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

    As I have said before...If you don't find my posts interesting, just block them. Others like to see who and why is on the other side of their trades...
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    Another boring trade...GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

    Give me a break...Cut me some slack. I'm 67 1/2, two heart attacks, double heart bypass, congestive hear failure. I am still doing good for my age and conditions. You want me to walk a mile without stopping, I can do that. Think of investing the 80 year old widow's money...That's what I'm...
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    Another boring trade...GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

    I had a couple options get called away (leaps)...Was wondering where to put the money. I will parks some and invest some (the right timing). I bought 200 share of GSK at $34.55 I then did a covered call for the Aug 23 $40...I got .60 for it ($120.). It also has a 5.36% dividend...It's UK, so...
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    New business ideas for options brokerage firms

    I do not know if this would come into play with your idea. Was thinking of Apple...If they decide there is nothing to buy out there. They drop the idea of an Apple car. They have moved their manufacturing somewhere else is south east Asia. From Google... Apple cash on hand for 2022 was...
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    A quick move in my Roth IRA...WEAT

    Options expired worthless...I'm waiting for something to happen with the Russia/Ukraine war. World populations is still growing. I'll bide my time. The key to this war are the ports of Odessa (wheat). The Greeks knew it, the Carthaginians knew it...Now you know it!!
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    RING and SLV...Gold and silver insurance

    Sort of what I was saying...Find a new currency. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uae-explores-non-oil-trade-150619805.html
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    RING and SLV...Gold and silver insurance

    So I was watching some internet guys talking about a market crash...Always talking gold and silver. Yeah, I get it. We may be ripe for it. They have said the same thing for what, 20-30 years. But this may be different. I am not heavy into gold and silver...some coins here and there. I do...
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