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The following excerpt comes from: foxbusiness.com | October 25, 2011 | MarketWatch|
Crude-oil futures settled at a 12-week high Tuesday, using the previous session’s steep gains as a springboard for further advances even in the face of broad market weakness.
Crude for December delivery added $1.90, or 2.1 percent, to end at ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011
October 6, 2011
With the stock market decline, a lot of people are sorry that they wrote a put. Well, if you sold a put in order to get a certain stock at a lower cost, you achieved your objective. You saved a ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011
September 27, 2011
Here is a stock that has taken a beating from its 52-week high of $48.14, currently at $33.88. The company pays a dividend of $0.25 quarterly, $1.00 annually. The yield is 2.95%. That is better than money in a ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011
September 20, 2011
The lowest price GE has traded in the last 52 weeks is $14.82. This strategy is to be as reasonably safe as possible, but obtain an outstanding gain. What we want to do is to write a put on GE ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011
September 13, 2011
When should you use a straddle? This is when you are not sure if the stock price is going up or down from its current point but you like the basic company and would not mind owning it around the ... Read More
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