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why is options trading growing so fast? Reason #2.

Skinned knees can motivate you to learn. Show of hands here: how many of us traded equities in the ... more

Edited by bigdog at 10/07/08 at 03:20 PM
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Posted by bigdog on 10/16/06 at 08:00 PM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: TradeKing, Don, Montanaro, CEO, options

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Bought 12 shares of MCGC at 10.87

This purchase here gives me 100 shares total here.  Next move is to see where the stock goes betw... more

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Posted by k-man on 01/11/08 at 01:02 PM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: mcgc, bull spread, option spread, call spread, options

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Bought 100 shares of DFR at 1.79

Stock leg of a buy-write.  DFR got pummeled after taking huge mortgage losses.  Risk here is... more

Edited by k-man at 10/07/08 at 03:20 PM
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Posted by k-man on 03/10/08 at 11:21 AM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: DFR, stock, buy, covered call, buy-write

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Sold to Open 1 DFR JZ at 0.40

Option leg of a buy-write. DFR got pummeled after taking huge mortgage losses. Risk here is that the... more

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Posted by k-man on 03/10/08 at 11:23 AM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: DFR JZ, option, sellopen, buy-write, covered call

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Sold to Open 1 AFN EA at 0.05

Option leg of a buy-write.  Strategy here is to roll this option while AFN pays it's dividend for... more

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Posted by k-man on 03/14/08 at 03:15 PM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: AFN EA, option, sellopen, AFN, covered call

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Beaten by the market again

But there is still a glimmer of hope long term.  Analysts are mixed about the end of the writedow... more

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Posted by k-man on 03/20/08 at 10:23 AM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: mcgc, DFR, AFN, long-term investing, dividend

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Bought to Close 2 contracts of AFN HA at 0.15

Bought back august calls as part of an option roll

Edited by k-man at 10/07/08 at 03:20 PM
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Posted by k-man on 05/13/08 at 03:06 PM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: AFN HA, option, buyclose, covered call, AFN

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Sold to Open 2 contracts of AFN KZ at 0.50

Rolled down and out to November on the aftermath of IMB's announcement.  AFN holds TruPS that IMB... more

Edited by k-man at 10/07/08 at 03:20 PM
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Posted by k-man on 05/13/08 at 03:12 PM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: AFN KZ, option, sellopen, AFN, covered call

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Sold to Open 4 contracts of AFN KZ at 0.50

Bought on the news that IMB deferring on TruPS held by AFN won't have a significant impact on operatio... more

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Posted by k-man on 05/15/08 at 06:03 AM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: AFN KZ, option, sellopen, covered call, buy-write

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Bought 400 shares of AFN at 2.59

As corbinb2 said in a comment in my MCGC trade note when I closed that position, 'AFN has some legs'.&... more

Edited by k-man at 10/07/08 at 03:20 PM
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Posted by k-man on 05/15/08 at 02:47 PM

Tag It | 1 user tagged it: AFN, stock, buy, covered call, buy-write