Questions tagged [options]
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How do you calculate the rate of return (ROR) when buying and selling put options?
How do you calculate the rate of return (ROR) when buying and selling put options?
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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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What typically happens to unvested stock during an acquisition?
I work for a publicly traded company that was acquired by another publicly traded company. I also own shares of "restricted stock units" for my company. All of my shares are scheduled to vest far ...
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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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Is there a good options strategy that has a fairly low risk?
Is there a good options strategy that has a fairly low risk? It doesn't matter if it's complicated, has several legs, and requires margin.
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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?
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How can put options be used to buy shares at a lower price?
How to use puts, if you are a net buyer of stocks?
I read an article about Warren Buffett buying Burlington Northern stocks and how he used puts to lower the buying price of the shares. Please, ...
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What is a stock warrant? How do warrants work?
What is a stock warrant? How do warrants work? I've been told they are similar to options; how? Then why not just call them options - what makes them different?
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What is the options industry changing about option symbols in February, 2010?
I've heard that the options industry and options exchanges are making changes to options symbols effective February, 2010.
What are the specific changes to stock option symbols? Why are the changes ...
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What are futures and how are they different from options?
As a form of investment there are contracts to buy commodities at a specific time in the future or at a specific price. How is this different from an option to buy a share?
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