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10/25/11 Trade Alert: Another Iron Condor

Please Note: This recommended trade only applies to those OFI members who already have positions in the Amgen bull put spread. Do NOT do this trade as an initial position. Sell Bear Call Spread on Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) “Buy to Open” January $70 Call and “Sell to Open” January $62.50 Call Option Symbols: AMGN120121C70 and […]… Read More

10/24/11 Trade Alert: Selling a Covered Call and Creating an Iron Condor

Please Note: These recommended trades only apply to those OFI members who already have positions in MetLife stock and the NetEase.com bull put spread. Do NOT do these trades as initial positions. 1. Covered Call on MetLife (NYSE: MET) “Sell to Open” March $39 Call Option Symbols: MET120317C39 Limit Order Price: $1.70 per share credit […]… Read More

10/18/11 Trade Alert: Rolling Beer and Nursing Home Landlords

(The rationale for these trades was discussed in this week’s briefing) 1. Vertical Roll on Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) “Buy to Close” October $50 Put and “Sell to Open” March $50 Put and “Buy to Open” March $40 Put Option Symbols: HCN111022P50 and HCN120317P50 and HCN120317P40 Limit Order Price for three-legged vertical roll: Net […]… Read More

10/17/11 Weekly Briefing: Remaining Cautious on the Market

Bear-market rallies should not be confused with new bull markets.
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10/13/11 Trade Alert: Everybody Needs to Eat–UPDATE

(updated with trade rationale) Sell Put Credit Spread on Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) “Buy to Open” December $55 Put and “Sell to Open” December $62.50 Put Option Symbols: DE111217P55 and DE111217P62.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.20 or more ($120 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for […]… Read More

10/13/11 Trade Alert: Everybody Needs to Eat–UPDATE

One of the largest agriculture companies in the world enjoys strong consumer demand and tax benefits.
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10/11/11 Weekly Briefing: How’m I Doing? — Portfolio Evaluation

Despite the bear market that has been in force ever since Options for Income launched in late April, the OFI Portfolio of stocks has outperformed the S&P 500.
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10/11/11 Weekly Briefing: How’m I Doing? — Portfolio Evaluation

Despite the bear market that has been in force ever since Options for Income launched in late April, the OFI Portfolio of stocks has outperformed the S&P 500.
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10/11/11 Trade Alert: China Roll

1. Vertical Roll on NetEase.com (Nasdaq: NTES) “Buy to Close” October $48 Put and “Sell to Close” October $41 Put and “Sell to Open” March $48 Put and “Buy to Open” March $38 Put Option Symbols: NTES120317P48 and NTES120317P38 and NTES111022P48 and NTES111022P41 Limit Order Price for four-legged vertical roll: Net credit of $0.75 per […]… Read More

10/11/11 Trade Alert: China Roll

Better to roll this in-the-money put spread now and avoid further time decay…. Read More