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    Selling Puts On Back Of LT Bond Portfolio

    Interesting take thanks. 2020 112 GLD calls look very enticing at 9.00.
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    Selling Puts On Back Of LT Bond Portfolio

    Actually I want to sell puts on spy and have nothing to do with the bonds.
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    Selling Puts On Back Of LT Bond Portfolio

    Guys my portfolio is invested in non callable bonds maturing 2040s from T\VZ\CMCSA earning about 5% interest yearly which I reinvest. Now I want sell some OTM puts just increase my return by 3-5% annually. My only issue is these bonds are semi-liquid, so if my options are assigned then I will...
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    Converting ETF system to trade options

    Peter Lynch in one up on wall street said the following- Getting the direction of a stock right, is itself difficult but in options you will have to get direction as well as timing right. Shorting options is always better but you have a blowup risk.
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    Short Strangle vs DRIPing an income etf PGF

    Hello everyone, Some background might help, I have been trading the last 15 years using 52 week low dip buying strategy. I have done reasonably okay amazed a decent sum in my 401k and regular account. You could call me a lucky fool, since I have had many close calls and have been wiped out once...
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    Short Strangle vs DRIPing an income etf PGF

    I am thinking of two strategies- 1. Do weekly strangle sell monday for friday expiration a weekly strangle on SPX. Sell it for 1% out of money for each direction. 2. Buy an ETF like PGF which is a financial preferred and just DRIP into it every month. I have fulltime job with 3kids so dont...
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    "I was poor, then I became rich, then I was poor again"

    Taleb writes about VN in his Fooled By Randomness book. Taleb's assessment is actually right on the money on why VN blew up. VN based his trading by testing his hypothesis and if proven correct placed the trade. Simple Eg- SPY has not fallen x% over the last 50 years so I can sell spy...
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    How Profitable Is Writing Options

    You are assuming that somebody wants to be in the market. I just don't want to hold anything, this is why I do weekly options, sell Monday or Tuesday and be out by Friday. I approach this more like a bond trading, if I can get anywhere between 3-10% return with very less risk to my capital I...
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    How Profitable Is Writing Options

    Hello Everyone, Long time lurker first time poster. Good thread and good info. I have been selling naked weekly spy calls for the last year, with the exception brexit week I have kept all the premiums. Long run not a good strategy because I only sell when market goes down, when it is flat...
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