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Forum: Options January 12th, 2011, 06:49 PM
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Posted By tderrick
You guys are the best... :)

You guys are the best... :)
Forum: Options January 12th, 2011, 12:56 PM
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Posted By tderrick
I didn't even think of using NT!! I thought a...

I didn't even think of using NT!! I thought a place geared more towards options would be better...

I haven't purchased anything yet (or lost any money!!! lol )

so I'm still open to the best...
Forum: Options January 12th, 2011, 12:05 PM
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Posted By tderrick
I opened up an account with OptionsXpress. Have...

I opened up an account with OptionsXpress. Have your heard any news about these guys?

... of course I was hit up with the $2K trading coach course within a couple of days. I'm told them perhaps...
Forum: Options January 11th, 2011, 05:18 PM
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Posted By tderrick
What is the most conservative type of Options...

What is the most conservative type of Options trade I should master to start out?
Forum: Options January 11th, 2011, 05:16 PM
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Posted By tderrick
That guy sounds like the guy I almost was... :)...

That guy sounds like the guy I almost was... :)


OK, OK .... I'm slowing down again. Back to the books....
Forum: Options January 11th, 2011, 05:11 PM
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Posted By tderrick
Oh yes, of coarse... I'm sure I would have...

Oh yes, of coarse... I'm sure I would have noticed that as soon as I pulled up the Options chain on it.

I obviously hadn't priced them yet... lol

thanks for the protection :)
Forum: Options January 11th, 2011, 04:22 PM
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Posted By tderrick
update

Well... From my brief studies on this event, I think Apple will be the winner in all this.

Verizon will fall for a while until all the numbers come in from the iPhone subsidies.
AT&T should drop...
Forum: Options January 11th, 2011, 04:12 PM
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Posted By tderrick
Hey... How did you know I placed that call!! ; )

Hey... How did you know I placed that call!! ; )
Forum: Options January 11th, 2011, 04:09 PM
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Posted By tderrick
In order No.... taking a few more hours to...

In order

No.... taking a few more hours to at least understand how options work! lol

Not the craziest move by far in this business

An assumption by a novice doing incorrect calculations...
Forum: Options January 9th, 2011, 09:04 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
epiphany

So, the consensus is that I'm not going to outsmart anyone by betting on a long break out, giving me the ability to place a down payment on a Shelby Cobra.

How bitterly sobering...

Seeing as...
Forum: Options January 9th, 2011, 08:41 AM
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Posted By tderrick
Sorry for this, Mike. I'm always trying to...

Sorry for this, Mike.

I'm always trying to run before I can walk. :)
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 08:59 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
Is it too late to take this whole thread back? ...

Is it too late to take this whole thread back? lol

Thank god my trader sensibilities won over my gambler angst.

I need to learn more before I pull the trigger. I knew you guys would set me...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 08:45 PM
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Posted By tderrick
Oh... I like that insight. Hey.... I think...

Oh... I like that insight.

Hey.... I think you just called me an amateur! ;)


... how true :)
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 08:35 PM
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Posted By tderrick
So you would just go long with a direction trade?...

So you would just go long with a direction trade?
Is the straddle used as a hedge against risk?

tia
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 08:24 PM
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Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
Yes, Out-of-the-money long calls... sorry,...

Yes, Out-of-the-money long calls...

sorry, not used to the acronyms in options yet.
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 08:15 PM
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Posted By tderrick
No... You didn't misunderstand. I was willing to...

No... You didn't misunderstand. I was willing to enter this trade blind, but now I'm not so sure.
I have been educating myself all day... I'll check out the link.

I have a question about risk....
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 08:02 PM
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Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
OK / OK... I give. :) I'm not quite as...

OK / OK... I give. :)

I'm not quite as stupid as I sound. I should have had that second cup of coffee BEFORE I tried to learn Options in 48 hrs..

Thanks for the beat down... I deserve it. ...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 07:56 PM
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Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
lol!! Boy, I regret those calculations now... ...

lol!! Boy, I regret those calculations now... I'm learning. best case would be 25% of that ...

Don't laugh too hard, please ; )
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 07:52 PM
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Posted By tderrick
Sorry... Speaking from ignorance here. 2-5...

Sorry... Speaking from ignorance here. 2-5 dollars total- meaning .02 / .05
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 03:29 PM
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Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
update

My brain is full... must absorb....

I'm settling in for some playoff football.... :)

thanks to all.... will check in later...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 03:18 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
I am wanting to buy some calls in Verizon,...

I am wanting to buy some calls in Verizon, pending the iPhone news release on tuesday.

Would you tell me what trade parameters i should use for this trade. I am geared towards futures and not...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 03:10 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
OK.... I'm definitely in over my head.... ...

OK.... I'm definitely in over my head....

There is not one term I recognized in that statement. lol

Perhaps you can answer two things for me...

Why is a move not expected and ... what...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 03:00 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
Ha!! I doubt this will be entertaining....

Ha!! I doubt this will be entertaining. Educational, certainly... as I will most assuredly lose. I just have a feeling that
won't leave me alone and I can spare the cash....

Taking these long...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
Thanks, TEX... I'm just going to keep my eye on...

Thanks, TEX... I'm just going to keep my eye on AT&T... It won't move as much as Verizon so I have a bit more time to study...

I've always wanted to trade Options so I might as well just jump in....
Forum: Options January 8th, 2011, 02:40 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,019
Posted By tderrick
Buying a call, yes... OTM means? ...

Buying a call, yes...

OTM means?

Yes, it's OK to call me nuts. :)
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