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  1. Siriusowner is offline
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    03-05-2009, 04:44 PM #1

    Few trades...

    Sell the MET April $7.50 Put for $1.05 (METPU) (target: $0.65)

    Sell HTE Aug $2.50 Put for $0.65 or $0.70 (HTETZ) (target: $0.45)

    LNC and PFG are good trades also.

    Try to do the transactions cash secured. In other words, if you get assigned you can buy the shares with cash and not margin.

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    03-06-2009, 08:26 AM #2
    The above are safe trades but if y'all want more insurance you can buy the stock, sell a near out of the money call and buy a far in the money put with the same strike price.

    Here's some more:

    March 5, 2009 TIE price: $4.17
    Buy 100 Shares $4.00
    Buy to open 1 Sep 09 $5 put option $1.60
    Total Amount of Investment $5.60
    Level at which investment is insured $5.00
    Total Amount at Risk $0.60 10.71%
    Sold to open June $5 call $0.60
    New at risk $- 0.00%




    March 5, 2009 ACH price: $12.12
    Buy 100 Shares $12.12
    Buy to open 1 Aug 09 $15 put option $4.80
    Total Amount of Investment $16.92
    Level at which investment is insured $15.00
    Total Amount at Risk $1.92 11.35%
    Sold to open May $15 call $0.80
    New at risk $1.12 6.62%




    March 5, 2009 CHK price: $14.46
    Buy 100 Shares $14.46
    Buy to open 1 Oct 09 $15 put option $4.00
    Total Amount of Investment $18.46
    Level at which investment is insured $15.00
    Total Amount at Risk $3.46 18.74%
    Sold to open July $15 call $2.65
    New at risk $0.81 4.39%




    March 5, 2009 AAUK price: $6.80
    Buy 100 Shares $6.50
    Buy to open 1 Sep 09 $7.5 put option $2.10
    Total Amount of Investment $8.60
    Level at which investment is insured $7.50
    Total Amount at Risk $1.10 12.79%
    Sold to open June $7.50 call $1.00
    New at risk $0.10 1.16%