Put Options

January 17, 2009

Can we sell Call options we don’t own?

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whoareyou100 asked:


I’m reading up on option strategies, and many requires the simultaneous act of selling and buying call/put options with different strikes or manturities. Buying the option is easy, but how can I sell the option if i dont already own it? And what do I do if still want to partake in the trade?

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January 9, 2009

How does trading stock options work?

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cornacopia16 asked:


For instance, can I simply trade the contract cost without ever having an obligation to the shares? For instance, let’s say I buy a call contract at $2.50 ($250.00) and the next day the stock rises and the same call contract is worth $2.55 ($255.00). Would I be able to sale the same call contact for the $2.55 with no other obligations even before the expiration? Does it also work that way with put options?
Thank you

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December 18, 2008

How old do you have to be to open a brokerage account in the U.S. to trade call and put options?

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Steve Y asked:


How much money do you need?

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October 27, 2008

Is it possible to obtain wealth from trading options?

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daughterzion asked:


Such as call and put options. Also does anyone know about forex trading? What tax benefits or pitfalls might one incur trading options?

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October 19, 2008

Buy Long Call and Long Put stock options for a living?

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westphalia1 asked:


Can you buy and trade Long Call/ Long Put (or Short Call/ Short Put) stock options as a steady income? Without margin? No other strategies?

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October 3, 2008

CBOE Weekly Options? How do they work?

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westphalia1 asked:


I know how to trade regular Call/Put options. What are Weekly options? How are they different from reg. options? They have to be up/down volatile if they have week expirations. Explain the expiration? Thanks

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