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- From: floydb@rpi.edu
- Subject: Re: Writing options
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:06:04 GMT
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- In article <Bxxz46.CoM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cs101a64@eng-nxt01.cso.uiuc.edu (cs101 student) writes:
- >In article <sf0xNz70Bwx58D1FB0@transarc.com> writes:
- >> So say I have 1000 shares of USAir and I want to write call options
- >> since I believe that even though the stock is going to go up it
- >> will not do it at a fast pace. So the stock is trading around 13 1/2
- >> how do I compute the cost of each option, for which month should
- >> I write it for? is it worth it to write a smaller block or am
- >> I just going to pay per contract?
- >>
- >> Feel free to use any other company and
- >> thanks,
- >> Jim.
- >>
-
- >Don't mess around in the futures market. It is hopelessly complicated.
-
- Don't listen to everthing everyone has to say, it is hopelessly confusing...
-
-
-
- Get your own reasons for your decision clear first, what premises are you
- dealing with, then make your decision.
-
- For example, lets say you really don't want to sell your USAir stock, but
- you want to make some money on the fact that you own a stock that will
- likely appreciate at a slow and/or uneven pace (barring extraordinary
- events such as British Air investments being approved) before you actually
- sell the stock.
-
- At $13 1/2 you could write a call option at $15 ($2 1/2 intrinsic value) for
- next month or next year. If you think nothing big will happen (on the plus
- side) during the next two months then extend your expiration dates and/or
- reduce the strike price (e.g. $12 1/2, may be too low).
-
- Do some what if's: If USAir goes to $20 you get the premium and loose the
- stock. Writing calls for less stock (80%, 50%) means less premium but more
- stock gain (5 calls at $15 minimumally gets you $1250, selling the rest
- of the stock at $20 you gain $3250, $4500 on $13,500 invested). If the stock
- goes down in the short term or stays the same you should have written more
- calls.
-
- Check the Wall Street Journal for stock option prices for the next three
- expiration dates. Ask your broker for expiration dates further out.
-
- barry
-
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