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It's a call backspread. You can also do a put backspread. Limited risk and potentially unlimited gain. If you sell more than you buy it's a ratio write, and some will be naked (i.e. unlimited risk).

Do you have to be a Muslim to use the foot baths? I think if public money is used then everyone should be able to use them.

Maybe because I went to one of their 2 hour sales seminars last year and haven't signed up yet.

I just got an offer to take the 2 day course for $2495. BTW, they also push their software and data service, which I think is about $60/month. I forget how much the S/W is, but it's probably in the hundreds of $$$.

I am surprised that no has pointed out that selling a naked call is considered the riskiest option trade. Your loss is potentially unlimited. Like the coach says, read a book or two first. Also, you first need to fill out your broker's form for adding option trading to your account. If...

The Hamernik study makes sense. You would participate in the long term bullishness of the market (S&P500 is about 12% isn't it?), plus you can make interest on the money you didn't spend on buying the stock. Of course there is always the "short term" risk of a bear or stagnant market, which...

And Japs is short for Japanese.

Corn-fed - yuck. Prices seem a bit high.

Unfortunately they only support a closed proprietary format.

It doesn't appear that you understand what has happened or that you have learned anything for your next trade.

I'm surprised no one has pointed out yet that a naked (or cash-covered) short put and a covered call are equivalent positions. You should be familiar with the P/L graph of your trades before you execute them.

How is TOS as far as dividend-paying bond funds? I still make most of my income with those. BTW, a friend just noticed that Ameritrade (IIRC) just raised their fee for trading no-load mutual funds from under $20 to like $60 or $70.

I switched from Schwab to Fidelity last year. This was mostly based on recommendations here and other places. However, after dealing with Fido's horrendous option trading reports for tax filing, I've decided to look around for yet another broker. I have hesitated making any trades for the last...

Doesn't work for options.

For some reason that Fidelity can't explain, when I download my trades from last year most of the option trades only reference the CUSIP number, not the the trading symbol or a description. Makes it kind of difficult to figure out what it was. Does anyone know of a website where I can look up...

I think TOS had a limited number of copies and gave them all out. IIRC Cottle was one of the founders of TOS.

Here is a link to some free programs (scroll down a bit). The only one I clicked was TradePair and it does appear to be gone. Maybe that's because it was free. http://www.traderstatus.com/doingyourowntaxes.htm I tried TurboTax online and it is extremely tedious. Each field for each trade...

I am definitely interested in seeing your adjustments, on both sides. 1) I was a bit disappointed to find that my broker (and I think all of them do this) keep the cash from shorting separate from my regular money market cash, thus I don''t earn any interest on it. 2) I believe this is an...

I just read a review of the Saturn hybrid small SUV in Consumer Reports. I can see the Toyota execs shaking from fear. No wait, they are laughing so hard they are falling on the floor.

I found the same with those herbal sleep aids. That's why I take them a couple of hours before going to bed. I also use 5-HTP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-HTP Has anyone here tried the Tempur-Pedic bed?