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I also was only commenting on the assertion that 15% OTM options have no value and only used an example to show it not to be true. In fact it is demonstrably NOT true. Perhaps it is true that strikes 15% OTM have no value to our friend VIX because it does not fit into VIX's trading strategy...

HON: http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/174185/honeywell-cockpit-technologies-for-indias-indigo-airline http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/171146/honeywell-hon-beats-on-q1-earnings-revenues-down-yy http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.HON.NYS?symbol=HON&form=PRFIEQ...

In fact the example I gave for XLU and a 38 Strike is almost exactly 15% OTM. XLU yesterday closed at 44.03, 44.03 - 38 = 6.03, 6.03/44.03 = .1369 = 14%... The premium I quoted was real at the time. :)

I have no idea what you are talking about. I hope you do. :-)

e.g. I am looking at XLU to sell puts. Here is a 2 year plot of XLU: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=XLU+Interactive#{"range":"2y"} What if I sell the 2 year $38 put for $243 Yield = 243/3557 = 6.8% in 622 days or 4% annualized Prob = 72% Expectation = .72(243) - .01(1056) -.27(528) = 175 -...

rmorse: Am I hearing you say that you think selling the puts is a good strategy, but taking the stock if put is a bad idea?? What would you do if put? Sell the stock? I think it is a matter of evaluating the stock again at the time you are put. If I am selling puts on stock at a strike that...

XLU: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=XLU+Interactive#{"range":"5y"} Trade: With XLU at 43.72 Jan '17 33/30 bull put spread for a net credit of $35 Yield = 35/265 = 13.2% in 623 days or 7.7% annualized Prob = 89% Expectation = .89(35) - .05(265) - .06(133) = 31.15 - 13.25 - 7.98 = 9.92...

TSLA: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-shares-up-2-after-narrower-q1-loss-2015-05-06?siteid=yhoof2 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-posts-wider-1st-qtr-204809335.html...

GILD: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gilead-tops-q1-earnings-estimates-142002600.html http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2015/05/01/gilead-sciences-blowout-earnings-wont-be-changing-too-many-opnions/?mod=yahoobarrons&ru=yahoo http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=GILD+Key+Statistics...

GM: http://www.thestreet.com/story/13123801/1/gm-stock-sliding-today-following-first-quarter-earnings-miss.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO http://finance.yahoo.com/news/general-motors-gm-misses-q1-202208441.html...

HSY: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hershey-hsy-lags-q1-earnings-192107112.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hershey-misses-q4-fy-earnings-152603963.html http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.HSY.NYS?symbol=HSY&form=PRFIEQ http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=hsy Trade: with HSY at...

MCD: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-plots-turnaround-sales-continue-134358232.html http://www.zacks.com/commentary/37961/bear-of-the-day-mcdonald39s-mcd http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=MCD+Interactive#{"range":"2y","scale":"linear"} http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=mcd Trade...

IBM: http://news.investors.com/042015-748677-ibm-first-quarter-earnings-beat.htm?ven=yahoocp&src=aurlled&ven=yahoo http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.IBM.NYS?symbol=IBM&form=PRFIEQ http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=IBM+Interactive#{"range":"2y","scale":"linear"}...

On your curve what would be the probability that VZ would be at or above 45 at expiration?? This would be the probability of 'success' of the trade...actually I am willing to accept buying VZ at 45 and collecting the dividend...which is why I am selling the put naked rather than doing a spread.

VZ: http://blogs.barrons.com/incomeinvesting/2015/04/17/dividend-strategist-buys-verizon-sells-att/?mod=BOL_hp_blog_ii http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=VZ+Interactive#%7B%22range%22%3A%222y%22%2C%22scale%22%3A%22linear%22%7D Trade: With VZ at 48.9 Sell the Jan 2016 45 put for $164 Yield =...

GSK: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/glaxo-downgraded-strong-sell-delete-210509499.html http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-151.1.GSK.LON?symbol=GSK&form=PRFIEQ http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=GSK Trade: with GSK at 47.58 Nov 50/52.5 bear call spread for a net credit of $60 Yield =...

INTC http://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-profit-line-q1-sales-224300040.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=intc Trade: with INTC at 31.49 Oct 32/30 bear put spread for a net debit of 1.00 Yield = 100/100 = 100% Prob = 46% Price................. Profit / Loss........... ROI %...

BA: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-ba-receives-order-dozens-220210077.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-beats-airbus-first-quarter-103436523.html http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.BA.NYS?symbol=BA&form=PRFIEQ http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BA Trade: With...

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TDC: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/premise-health-selects-teradata-cloud-130000139.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/multi-state-provider-osf-healthcare-150000339.html http://www.bidnessetc.com/39089-whos-next-in-line-following-informatica-corporation-takeover-asks-stifel/...