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The FTSE has fallen 380 points over the last three trading days to close at 5240. My portfolio isn't looking too good over the week! In the opposite direction and I would be looking to sell some calls on Monday, so...can I do the opposite here? Ten trading days till expiry, and FTSE puts are at 5025 35 37 4975 27 29 4925 20 22 4875 15 17 4825 10 13 At this ...

This week I am short strangling FTSE with short puts at 5075, and short calls at 5625. I also have a 'protective ' long put spread 5175/5125. I'm sick as a proverbial parrot-yet again I was staring at a combo(selling calls to buy puts) on monday, and the rise didn't seem big enough, so didn't do the trade. I didn't see such a monster drop on tuesday and in fact traded when FTSE was down...

A question for you all. I'd like to be able to hedge my Oil E&P portfolio by either buying Puts or selling calls on Crude. I have used CW previously which seem a waste of money and tried naked shorting but it causes me too much insomnia. can anyone recommend how to buy Puts for me? I would typically like to but in lots of £1k. BC

Dear all, I am new to the investing world and have been reading up books voraciously. One book I was recommended was "Worry Free Investing" by Zvi Bodie. He recommends investing the majority of your money into Index Linked Gilts and the balance in "long dated call options on the FTSE 100". Leaving aside the wisdom of his strategy, I have a few absolute newbie questions: 1. What are ...

Covered calls sound very enticing but I keep coming up against a serious doubt, which I’ll try to define here in the hope that someone else has been over the same ground and can throw some light on the topic. Before starting I’d like to say a big “thank you” to Zulu105 for his options thread on the HYP board which set me thinking and to Terrapin1 for his provocative guidance on the ...

Have I got the right terminology? I have suggested long/short ETFs because you can't trade options in a SIPP/ISA. http://boards.fool.co.uk/Message.asp?mid=11181273

I get plenty of tipster's emails but one stood out- Starbucks as a short. I am utterly useless with shares, but options can allow even a donkey like me to make a living. Anyway, I'm thinking- I don't really have a clue, how would I trades this as a punt? Answer-buy some far dated cheap puts. Last Monday 07/07/08 Oct 13.0 puts were trading at $0.51- yesterday they were 0.87. (70% profit) ...

I have a RBS spreadbet. With the payment of the dividend in stock, not cash I received a mail saying they will adjust the opening price of the bet. Fair enough it probably turns out the same, but it wasn't how I expected it to work. I (naively ?) thought that when you place a bet on a stock for a price that is what it is. If the dividend gets cancelled and you're long then you win. ...

Your posts in the previous thread read like a foreign language to me. :-) Do you mind me asking how long have you been trading and how long it took you to acquire this level of knowledge/skill? Were you self-taught or did you work for a firm before you went it alone? You may say it's not that hard to trade but most professionals make what they do look far easier than it is. For ...

Hi, I have opened up an account with Blue Index and have been impressed by their research (albeit I haven;t traded with them yet. Does anybody have any other ideas about who is good/bad in the research arena? Thaks in advance

This week I am short strangling FTSE with short puts at 5075, and short calls at 5625. I also have a 'protective ' long put spread 5175/5125. I'm sick as a proverbial parrot-yet again I was staring at a combo(selling calls to buy puts) on monday, and the rise didn't seem big enough, so didn't do the trade. I didn't see such a monster drop on tuesday and in fact traded when FTSE was down...

The FTSE has fallen 380 points over the last three trading days to close at 5240. My portfolio isn't looking too good over the week! In the opposite direction and I would be looking to sell some calls on Monday, so...can I do the opposite here? Ten trading days till expiry, and FTSE puts are at 5025 35 37 4975 27 29 4925 20 22 4875 15 17 4825 10 13 At this ...

Dear all, I am new to the investing world and have been reading up books voraciously. One book I was recommended was "Worry Free Investing" by Zvi Bodie. He recommends investing the majority of your money into Index Linked Gilts and the balance in "long dated call options on the FTSE 100". Leaving aside the wisdom of his strategy, I have a few absolute newbie questions: 1. What are ...

A question for you all. I'd like to be able to hedge my Oil E&P portfolio by either buying Puts or selling calls on Crude. I have used CW previously which seem a waste of money and tried naked shorting but it causes me too much insomnia. can anyone recommend how to buy Puts for me? I would typically like to but in lots of £1k. BC