Marco Hickey

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies

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On Nov 07 02:00 PM TCK wrote:

> " even on eBay (EBAY), which sold off nearly 10% after earnings.
> I was able to purchase back the put options (closed the position)
> for a $4 per contract gain the following day. "
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> After looking at the the option prices, presuming this means the
> profit was .04 per contract before commissions ?

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies

Yes, I took a quick beating on BIDU as it opened below my target price of 360; but just as I close the position on a large pop (as profit taking may occur in the next session(s)), I hold the put on a massive sell off with a stock like Baidu, I really don't mind taking ownership of (as stated in the article, is the key to this strategy), because buyers will most likely take advantage of the "new" lower price (as they did). Baidu is almost 50 points above the strike I sold with less than 2 weeks until expiration (not to mention the high theta just eating the premium away), and the position is currently resulting in a gain as of Friday's close. As stated in the post, these are all stocks I don't mind owning going forward, and if they get PUT to me, I'll take the stock at expiration and start cost averaging down by writing covered calls on them. Thanks for the comment.


On Nov 07 12:53 PM User 447425 wrote:

> You did not mention how thay BIDU earning strategy worked out for
> you?

50 Four-Day September Expiration Option Ideas

Calculations are based on prices as of market close Monday September 14.


On Sep 15 09:42 PM S2009 wrote:

> The table is incomplete, no price at the time of publication or no
> bid/ask for options. So if you do not see this table exactly at
> the moment of publication (which is not shown, is it Sep 2009 or
> Jan 2007 - nobody knows) it is basically useless.

Amazon's Kindle DX: Hands-On Review

Thanks for the review, I plan on buying one soon.

The Palm Pre's Coming Out Party

I will be buying a palm pre when it comes out (hopefully I can get one sooner rather than later). How do you guys think the Pre will sell?

The Amazon Tax on e-Commerce: Coming Soon to a State Near You

Agreed 100%... Is the Ebay tax going to be on all goods or just "new"? If it is just on new items, I believe the secondhand market will thrive.


On May 01 04:05 AM Steven Hansen wrote:

> gee, i don't remember which economic theory says that increasing
> taxation in recessions increases economic activity. God save us
> from politicians.
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