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    Conservative Options Trades

    NWN: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NWN http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=NWN&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nw-natural-reports-first-quarter-103000616.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=NWN+Key+Statistics...
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    interactive brokers question

    On 2/4/2014 I sold 3 contracts of a Sept 78/75 bull put spread on BND for .47/.17 . Since that time my transaction has been the only transaction recorded against those options. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/op?s=BND&m=2014-09 So that, six months later, my current profit and loss (as shown on...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    Janis: When I was living and working in Philadelphia my friends and I would often travel up to the Greenwich Village clubs in New York City on a Friday night. We would spend the night drifting from club to club, getting drunk and drunker and end up sleeping in our cars until someone was sober...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    GTIV: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gentiva-says-got-636m-buyout-152827607.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/gentiva-says-it-will-negotiate-on-rival-acquisition-bids.html?cmpid=yhoo http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gentiva-gtiv-worth-watching-stock-123144351.html...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    PG: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/p-g-tops-q4-earnings-172002352.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=PG+Key+Statistics http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/financial-statements?symbol=PG http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=PG&t=2y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: With PG at 79.65 Jan...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    BAX: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/baxter-international-falls-pfizer-acquires-215502403.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=bax Trade: With BAX at 74.69 Nov 80/85 bear call spread for a net credit of $49 Yield = 49/451 = 10.9% in 112 days or 35% annualized Prob = 80%...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    FCS: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bull-day-fairchild-semi-fcs-212024977.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=FCS+Key+Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=FCS http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=FCS&t=2y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: With FCS at 15.58 Feb 13/8 Bull put spread for a...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    ETFC: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-e-trade-etfc-050023212.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ETFC+Key+Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=ETFC http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=ETFC&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1 Trade: With ETFC at 20.50 Jan 25/30 bear call spread...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    FDO: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dollar-tree-steps-fight-buys-161159981.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=FDO Trade: With FDO at 75.76 Jan '16 70/60 bull put spread for a net credit of $94 Yield = 94/906 = 10.4% in about 180 days or 21% annualized.
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    Conservative Options Trades

    ITB: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/d-r-hortons-earnings-miss-231626660.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=2y&s=ITB&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1 Trade: With ITB at 23.12 Jan '15 26/28 bear call spread for a net credit of $26 Yield = 26/174 = 14.9% in 173 days or 32% annualized Prob = 80%...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    GSK: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-23/glaxo-cuts-2014-forecast-on-sluggish-u-s-drug-sales.html?cmpid=yhoo http://finance.yahoo.com/news/glaxosmithkline-slumps-gsk-falls-5-105412372.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/glaxo-gsk-slips-disappointing-q2-142020691.html...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    AMZN http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-amazon-amzn-050031114.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=AMZN+Key+Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AMZN&t=1y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: Aug 400/405 bear call spread for a net credit of $57 Yield = 57/443 = 12.9% in 23 days Prob...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pain-atlantic-city-casino-closings-202311418.html;_ylt=AsLlMAbX8YKMd3B0Pk5.MrChuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTExaHFrM2xpBG1pdAMEcG9zAzMzBHNlYwNNZWRpYVRvcFN0b3J5VGVtcA--;_ylg=X3oDMTBhYWM1a2sxBGxhbmcDZW4tVVM-;_ylv=3...
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    Orders send over Interactive Brokers do not appear in the Orderbook

    https://gdcdyn.interactivebrokers.com/Universal/servlet/Registration_v2.formSampleView?ad=order_routing_disclosure.html Sending an order to IAB does not send it directly to an exchange that is available to the NBBO. Many brokers are conglomerating orders to make your order part of a larger...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    JNJ: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/johnson-johnson-jnj-beat-earnings-194516193.html http://www.thestreet.com/story/12772172/1/johnson-johnson-prescribes-healthy-returns-without-ma-or-breakup.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=JNJ+Basic+Chart Trade: with JNJ...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    JCI: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/johnson-controls-chinese-jv-210007757.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/johnson-controls-shares-could-rise-003351172.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=JCI&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    GDX: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uptrend-gold-mining-etfs-continue-175741258.html http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-might-be-up-this-year-but-its-worth-only-800-2014-07-04?siteid=yhoof2 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=GDX&t=2y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=%5EGSPC...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    LIT: http://www.investing.com/analysis/battery-powered-profits-%E2%80%94-courtesy-of-tesla-218611 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LIT+Profile http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=LIT&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: with LIT at 13.81 Sell Jan '15 $112 put for a net credit of $140 Yield =...
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    costless collars

    TLT: at closing on Thurs: Price: 111.08 Jan '15 117 call bid = .87 Jan '15 100 put ask = .87 six up eleven down On price of stock : max gain = 592, Max Loss = 1,108 Expected dividends = $175.2 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=TLT&t=2y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= :-)
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    Conservative Options Trades

    SO: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=so http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=SO&t=2y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= With SO at 44.01 Jan '15 40/35 bull put spread for a net credit of $50 Yield = 50/450 = 11.1% in 195 days or 20.8% annualized Prob = 81% Expectation = .81(50) - .02(450) - .17(225) = 40.5...
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