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How does the process of “assignment” work for in-the-money Options?
Consider the following scenario -
I have a covered call for XYZ for this month's expiration as XYZ May 18 25 Call. On May 18, XYZ is trading for $28, with the option listed above at $3.3.
If I ...
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Why do some symbols not have an Options chain for specific expiration dates?
In an attempt to generate income from holdings, I generally screen stocks that trade options regularly. In my research, I have noticed that certain stocks have weekly options - but not always. For ...
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Can a loss on the sale of my house offset capital gains tax from stock options?
I've lost a bunch of value on my primary residence. I've got a bunch of vested stock options that, when exercised/sold, will be a substantial capital gains.
If I sold my house the same year I ...
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Buying non-qualified employee stock options that are going to expire?
I have NQ stock options from my employer that have to be exercised in the next few months before they expire. I would like to hang on to them as I have faith in the stock itself. What are my options? ...
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How are proceeds from writing covered calls taxed?
When I sell call options based on an underlying security that I own (covered call writing), how are the proceeds treated fro tax purposes? As ordinary income? As a short-term capital gain?
Is ...
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Do investors go long option contracts when they cannot cover the exercise of the options?
Consider I want to buy some american-style call options for a particular stock, and suppose this underlying stock 'XYZ' is valued at $100 a share.
Suppose I go long (buy) 10 option contracts for XYZ ...
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What are the tax implications of exercising options early?
Say you have the following situation:
You have pre-IPO stock options
Half of the options have vested, the other half will vest over the next 2 years
Your strike price is S
The fair market value of ...
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When does selling (writing) options count for tax purposes?
Let's say I sell an option (say a naked put) that expires in January. If I wait until January to let it expire, does that mean the profits will count towards next year's taxes? Or since I actually ...
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Any advantage to exercising ISO's in company that is not yet public?
I have ISO's in a private company and am trying to decide whether there is any advantage in exercising them. The price is low enough and my confidence in the company is high enough that I am ...
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Where to find LEAPS option quotes (full chain)? CBOE & Yahoo! Finance not working
It appears that most sites that give stock option quotes are broken. I'm trying to get a full chain for 3M (MMM) in Jan 2012. I tried CBOE and Yahoo!. CBOE doesn't even show the LEAPS. Yahoo! ...
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Rules for Broker Behavior with Covered Calls
When selling covered calls, there are a couple of things a broker could do if the stock has a sharp increase. Here's an example:
Buy Stock: $100
Sell Call $120@1month: $1
Two days later, the stock ...
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Where can I get a list of ticker symbols that have stock options?
I would like to examine the option chains of almost every stock that has options. Is there some sort of stock screener or application that can give me a list of the ticker symbols that have options?
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When an in-the-money stock option expires does the broker always execute it or does its value become worthless if the owner doesn't execute it?
When an in-the-money stock option expires does the broker always execute it or does its value become worthless if the owner doesn't execute it?
