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    <description>Rocco Pendola lives in Santa Monica, California. Rocco earned a BA in urban studies from San Francisco State University and completed two years of PhD study at the University of California-Irvine. 

Publisher (with Robert Weinstein) of a weekly Options Investing newsletter for $29.99/month: http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter

Author of Basic Options Trading: Options Strategies For Beginners eBook, available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006T8L9XO

Feedback from readers of the options eBook and options investing newsletter:

&quot;I just finished reading your book, it's great info for options beginners like me. It answered several of my questions that I had about options.&quot;

&quot;I finished my first read of the ebook and I do find it very helpful.  Though I understand calls and put, my head starts spinning when I try to understand selling calls and puts.  I plan to practice and I'm downloading ninja now.&quot;

&quot;Your responsiveness is unreal.  Can't tell you how much I appreciate it!&quot;



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      <title>Preview Of Tuesday's Options Investing Newsletter </title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><em>(click to enlarge)</em><a href="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/22/saupload_Newsletter_LongBanner_V2.jpg" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/22/saupload_Newsletter_LongBanner_V2_thumb1.jpg"  /></a></p><p>On Tuesday, we publish Issue #13 of the Options Investing Newsletter. In it, we go heavy covered calls.</p><p>Between Robert Weinstein, guest contributor Richard Bloch and I, we address the question of buying back calls as well as the chances of getting assigned on a covered call trade (and losing your shares) in a variety of scenarios.</p><p>We also discuss dealing with commissions, options resources, using the S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY) to beat the market in your retirement account and provide more covered call ideas and model portfolio updates.</p><p>When you subscribe you receive a free copy of my basic options eBook. You also get password access to the newsletter's subscriber-only section on Paid2Trade where you can view all archived and current newsletter content. We also email all newsletter content to you as it gets released.</p><p><a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">For more details and to subscribe, visit Paid2Trade.</a></p><p>Because we want to run a fair business and not take advantage of people, we offer a very user-friendly refund policy. After you sign up, if you discover the newsletter is not for you, you can get a FULL refund within two weeks. After two weeks, we provide refunds on a pro-rated basis. If you already purchased the eBook, we will knock the price of the book ($8.99) off of your subscription (with proof of purchase) upon initial sign-up.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:45:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><em>(click to enlarge)</em><a href="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/22/saupload_Newsletter_LongBanner_V2.jpg" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/22/saupload_Newsletter_LongBanner_V2_thumb1.jpg"  /></a></p><p>On Tuesday, we publish Issue #13 of the Options Investing Newsletter. In it, we go heavy covered calls.</p><p>Between Robert Weinstein, guest contributor Richard Bloch and I, we address the question of buying back calls as well as the chances of getting assigned on a covered call trade (and losing your shares) in a variety of scenarios.</p><p>We also discuss dealing with commissions, options resources, using the S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY) to beat the market in your retirement account and provide more covered call ideas and model portfolio updates.</p><p>When you subscribe you receive a free copy of my basic options eBook. You also get password access to the newsletter's subscriber-only section on Paid2Trade where you can view all archived and current newsletter content. We also email all newsletter content to you as it gets released.</p><p><a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">For more details and to subscribe, visit Paid2Trade.</a></p><p>Because we want to run a fair business and not take advantage of people, we offer a very user-friendly refund policy. After you sign up, if you discover the newsletter is not for you, you can get a FULL refund within two weeks. After two weeks, we provide refunds on a pro-rated basis. If you already purchased the eBook, we will knock the price of the book ($8.99) off of your subscription (with proof of purchase) upon initial sign-up.</p>]]>
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      <title>Basic Options EBook FREE Thursday And Friday</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I just wanted to let all members of the human race know that my eBook, Basic Options Trading: Options Strategies For Beginners, will available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Options-Trading-Strategies-ebook/dp/B006T8L9XO/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">free</a> Thursday and Friday at Amazon.com (AMZN).</p><p>Several quick, but key points:</p><ul><li>I make the book free, from time to time, as part of an Amazon Kindle promotion.</li></ul> <ul><li>I make the book free for several reasons, but, in all honesty, I do it because I think wider readership of the book will result in more subscriptions to the Options Investing Newsletter.</li></ul><p>Robert Weinstein and I have been working hard on the newsletter. The weekly publication is coming up on Issue #13, scheduled to go to subscribers this coming Tuesday.</p><p>For details, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/5392/stock-option-investing-newsletter-rocco-pendola-feedback-received" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">testimonials</a> and <a href="http://paid2trade.com/7035/options-investing-newsletter-sample-april-2012" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">samples</a>, follow the links. To subscribe, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">click HERE</a>.</p><p>As always, if you have any questions, please send me an email.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:25:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I just wanted to let all members of the human race know that my eBook, Basic Options Trading: Options Strategies For Beginners, will available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Options-Trading-Strategies-ebook/dp/B006T8L9XO/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">free</a> Thursday and Friday at Amazon.com (AMZN).</p><p>Several quick, but key points:</p><ul><li>I make the book free, from time to time, as part of an Amazon Kindle promotion.</li></ul> <ul><li>I make the book free for several reasons, but, in all honesty, I do it because I think wider readership of the book will result in more subscriptions to the Options Investing Newsletter.</li></ul><p>Robert Weinstein and I have been working hard on the newsletter. The weekly publication is coming up on Issue #13, scheduled to go to subscribers this coming Tuesday.</p><p>For details, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/5392/stock-option-investing-newsletter-rocco-pendola-feedback-received" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">testimonials</a> and <a href="http://paid2trade.com/7035/options-investing-newsletter-sample-april-2012" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">samples</a>, follow the links. To subscribe, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">click HERE</a>.</p><p>As always, if you have any questions, please send me an email.</p>]]>
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      <title>Options Investing Newsletter Issue #12</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Early this morning (or late last night, depending on location), Options Investing Newsletter subscribers received Issue #12, which includes coverage of a relatively basic options concept - the difference between trading an option premium and exercising an option contract. Robert Weinstein also details a way for long-term investors to beat the market just buy using SPY (and it's not as simply as &quot;just go long&quot;).</p><p>We also update model portfolio stocks, offer dividend captures trades, covered call ideas and more.</p><p>In next Tuesday's issue, we cover bull call spreads, looking at Apple (AAPL) and comparing different trades. We will also have guest contributor, Seeking Alpha's Richard Bloch, answer reader correspondence.</p><p>Now is a good time to join, as a subscription gets you access to all current and archived newsletter issues in a special subscriber-only section of Paid2Trade. We also email all content as it is released.</p><p>If you do not feel like you're getting your money's worth, send me an email. Within two weeks, I will refund you entire payment, no strings attached. After that, I refund on a pro-rated basis.</p><p>For details and to subscribe, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">visit Paid2Trade</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:06:28 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Early this morning (or late last night, depending on location), Options Investing Newsletter subscribers received Issue #12, which includes coverage of a relatively basic options concept - the difference between trading an option premium and exercising an option contract. Robert Weinstein also details a way for long-term investors to beat the market just buy using SPY (and it's not as simply as &quot;just go long&quot;).</p><p>We also update model portfolio stocks, offer dividend captures trades, covered call ideas and more.</p><p>In next Tuesday's issue, we cover bull call spreads, looking at Apple (AAPL) and comparing different trades. We will also have guest contributor, Seeking Alpha's Richard Bloch, answer reader correspondence.</p><p>Now is a good time to join, as a subscription gets you access to all current and archived newsletter issues in a special subscriber-only section of Paid2Trade. We also email all content as it is released.</p><p>If you do not feel like you're getting your money's worth, send me an email. Within two weeks, I will refund you entire payment, no strings attached. After that, I refund on a pro-rated basis.</p><p>For details and to subscribe, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">visit Paid2Trade</a>.</p>]]>
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      <title>Free Options Investing Newsletter Samples For Prospective Subscribers</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://paid2trade.com/7035/options-investing-newsletter-sample-april-2012" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Available now on Paid2Trade</a>: Free Options Investing Newsletter samples, including an entire issue from April 3 and an excerpt from last week's issue, which features our new and improved design.</p><p><em>(click to enlarge)<a href="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/12/12724-1334253514894115-Rocco-Pendola_origin.jpg" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/12/12724-1334253514894115-Rocco-Pendola.jpg" align="middle" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="450" height="57" /></a></em></p><p>Subscribers now receive online-access to all newsletter content, past and present, as well as free admission to upcoming options Webinars. It's a good time to <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">subscribe.</a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:49:54 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://paid2trade.com/7035/options-investing-newsletter-sample-april-2012" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Available now on Paid2Trade</a>: Free Options Investing Newsletter samples, including an entire issue from April 3 and an excerpt from last week's issue, which features our new and improved design.</p><p><em>(click to enlarge)<a href="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/12/12724-1334253514894115-Rocco-Pendola_origin.jpg" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2012/4/12/12724-1334253514894115-Rocco-Pendola.jpg" align="middle" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="450" height="57" /></a></em></p><p>Subscribers now receive online-access to all newsletter content, past and present, as well as free admission to upcoming options Webinars. It's a good time to <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">subscribe.</a></p>]]>
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      <title>Options Investing Newsletter Feedback And Testimonials </title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/12724-rocco-pendola/466521-options-investing-newsletter-issue-10-4-3-12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">As noted yesterday</a>, Issue #10 of the options investing newsletter went out to subscribers late Monday. I felt pretty good about it as I was putting it together. And the response from subscribers has been solid.</p><p>Here's a sampling:</p><blockquote class='quote'><p><em>Great newsletter!!! Very informative. Robert Weinstein Risk to Ruin info was great. It's happened to me so many time were I don't let my winners run even though I'm bullish on the stock. I sold my AAPL June 515 calls when it was $585 just to lock in a nice profit and now it's more than doubled. I'm definitely becoming more informed and disciplined as I continue to read your newsletter.</em></p><p>-Roberto, CA</p><p><em>First of all, you two are a super team - what a blend of talents. Hard to imagine how you came together, given the egos that seem to exist in your line of work. But most important, your responsiveness to customer demand is fantastic. Thank you.</em></p><p>-Marty, NM</p><p><em>All I can say is, &quot;Wow!&quot; Your super fast response in getting all of your materials and newsletters sent out has been nothing less than extraordinary. I've subscribed to a few newsletters over the years and your level of customer service and personal attention are truly unparalleled.</em></p><p>-Todd, MN</p><p><em>2nd, how can I convert my monthly subscription to an annual??</em></p><p>-Greg, CT</p></blockquote><p>We've hit the point where we are blending basic concepts with more advanced material. The newsletter will always focus on basic options and investing concepts, but it will gradually dip into higher-level ideas and strategies that we all need to be mindful of as we progress.</p><p>Simply put, if you've been waiting for the newsletter to get off of the ground and meld together the basic and more advanced, I think we're at that point in our development.</p><p>For more details or to subscribe: <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Visit Paid2Trade.</a></p><p>When you sign up you receive a free copy of my basic options eBook as well as username/password access to a subscriber-only section on Paid2Trade with an archive of all newsletter-related content. We also email you every issue of the weekly newsletter and in-between updates.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/12724-rocco-pendola/466521-options-investing-newsletter-issue-10-4-3-12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">As noted yesterday</a>, Issue #10 of the options investing newsletter went out to subscribers late Monday. I felt pretty good about it as I was putting it together. And the response from subscribers has been solid.</p><p>Here's a sampling:</p><blockquote class='quote'><p><em>Great newsletter!!! Very informative. Robert Weinstein Risk to Ruin info was great. It's happened to me so many time were I don't let my winners run even though I'm bullish on the stock. I sold my AAPL June 515 calls when it was $585 just to lock in a nice profit and now it's more than doubled. I'm definitely becoming more informed and disciplined as I continue to read your newsletter.</em></p><p>-Roberto, CA</p><p><em>First of all, you two are a super team - what a blend of talents. Hard to imagine how you came together, given the egos that seem to exist in your line of work. But most important, your responsiveness to customer demand is fantastic. Thank you.</em></p><p>-Marty, NM</p><p><em>All I can say is, &quot;Wow!&quot; Your super fast response in getting all of your materials and newsletters sent out has been nothing less than extraordinary. I've subscribed to a few newsletters over the years and your level of customer service and personal attention are truly unparalleled.</em></p><p>-Todd, MN</p><p><em>2nd, how can I convert my monthly subscription to an annual??</em></p><p>-Greg, CT</p></blockquote><p>We've hit the point where we are blending basic concepts with more advanced material. The newsletter will always focus on basic options and investing concepts, but it will gradually dip into higher-level ideas and strategies that we all need to be mindful of as we progress.</p><p>Simply put, if you've been waiting for the newsletter to get off of the ground and meld together the basic and more advanced, I think we're at that point in our development.</p><p>For more details or to subscribe: <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Visit Paid2Trade.</a></p><p>When you sign up you receive a free copy of my basic options eBook as well as username/password access to a subscriber-only section on Paid2Trade with an archive of all newsletter-related content. We also email you every issue of the weekly newsletter and in-between updates.</p>]]>
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      <title>Issue #11 Of The Options Investing Newsletter Sent </title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Issue #11 of the Options Investing Newsletter went out to subscribers late last night.</p><p>Plenty of great options discussions, including yet another AAPL options dilemma and an extensive treatment of why it's best to keep it simple when using basic options in a long-term portfolio. Robert Weinstein continues his excellent series on risk-to-ruin and options trading strategies for long-term investors.</p><p>And we update the model portfolio, present a new dividend capture as well as covered call idea that centers on natural gas.</p><p>Two important notes: When you sign up for the newsletter, you now have the ability to view all newsletter content online in special subscriber-only section of Paid2Trade as well as via email. I will send you details when you subscribe.</p><p>Also, in early June, Robert Weinstein will hold an options Webinar where he will execute several types of options trades live and in real-time. We will charge non-subscribers for access, but if you have a subscription before the Webinar date in early June, you can view and be part of the Webinar for free.</p><p>To subscribe, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">visit Paid2Trade</a>.</p><p>I also wanted to pass along the following unsolicited testimonial from a new subscriber:</p><p><em>Hi Rocco,</em></p><p><em>I hope that you're doing well and that you had a nice Easter weekend. All I can say is, &quot;Wow!&quot; Your super fast response in getting all of your materials and newsletters sent out has been nothing less than extraordinary. I've subscribed to a few newsletters over the years and your level of customer service and personal attention are truly unparalleled.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:40:22 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Issue #11 of the Options Investing Newsletter went out to subscribers late last night.</p><p>Plenty of great options discussions, including yet another AAPL options dilemma and an extensive treatment of why it's best to keep it simple when using basic options in a long-term portfolio. Robert Weinstein continues his excellent series on risk-to-ruin and options trading strategies for long-term investors.</p><p>And we update the model portfolio, present a new dividend capture as well as covered call idea that centers on natural gas.</p><p>Two important notes: When you sign up for the newsletter, you now have the ability to view all newsletter content online in special subscriber-only section of Paid2Trade as well as via email. I will send you details when you subscribe.</p><p>Also, in early June, Robert Weinstein will hold an options Webinar where he will execute several types of options trades live and in real-time. We will charge non-subscribers for access, but if you have a subscription before the Webinar date in early June, you can view and be part of the Webinar for free.</p><p>To subscribe, <a href="http://www.paid2trade.com/pendola-stock-option-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">visit Paid2Trade</a>.</p><p>I also wanted to pass along the following unsolicited testimonial from a new subscriber:</p><p><em>Hi Rocco,</em></p><p><em>I hope that you're doing well and that you had a nice Easter weekend. All I can say is, &quot;Wow!&quot; Your super fast response in getting all of your materials and newsletters sent out has been nothing less than extraordinary. I've subscribed to a few newsletters over the years and your level of customer service and personal attention are truly unparalleled.</em></p>]]>
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