Monthly Archives: July 2009

Bearish Covered Calls on Short ETFs

The financial talking heads and pundits have been saying for some time now that the stock market is destined to take another nosedive in the near future. Time will tell whether their short-term predictions are correct or not, but the … Continue reading

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Making Money with Covered Calls Even When the Stock Goes Down

Investors in stocks naturally like it when stocks are on the upswing, but don’t like it when stocks are sliding downward. One way to cushion the downside is with an in-the-money covered call investing strategy. Generally, investors consider covered calls … Continue reading

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Making Monthly Cash Income with Covered Calls Options Investing

Mention the term covered call investing strategy, and many investors picture limited upside potential, with the potential for making a small profit. These investors may also consider the real beneficiaries of the covered call investing strategy to be the sellers … Continue reading

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California’s Debt & IOUs – What a Mess – How to Protect Your California Investments with Put Options

The state of California is in financial distress. Unlike its municipalities, California cannot seek protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”). The state will have to address the crisis through a range of non-bankruptcy options. State issued IOUs … Continue reading

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Economists’ predictions: Is the recession over?

Although the recession began in December 2007, the first very public casualty came in September 2008, with the collapse of Lehman Brothers (LEH). Subsequently, between September 2008 and March 2009 the U.S. economy contracted by 5.5% and consumer prices plummeted … Continue reading

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Implications of Google’s PC Operating System

Mountain View, California-based Google Corporation (GOOG), best known for its white page search engine and recently its Chrome web browser, announced on Tuesday (07-08-09) that it is working on a PC operating system called ChromeOS. Google is currently aiming the … Continue reading

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Making Money in Neutral Markets with Stock Options and How to Calculate the Profits

A method for making money in a neutral stock market is with the iron condor. An iron condor is a neutral stock options strategy and consists of a combination of a bull-put credit spreads and a bear-call credit spreads. A … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs Back at Work: Now what for Apple and Competitors?

In late June 2009, Steve Jobs returned to work as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) CEO. His return comes following a surprise five-month hiatus, which Jobs claimed he needed as the result of “complex” health issues. We now know he had a … Continue reading

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When is the best time to sell Covered Calls?

In my experience, the best time to sell a covered call is really based on the performance of the stock. For example, I have a few low priced stocks that are trading around the $6.00 range. I cannot sell the … Continue reading

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Home Construction is Rebounding: Time to Invest?

In light of the slight upswing of the national economy, the housing market has begun to follow suit. According to the Commerce Department, construction of new homes has risen 17.2 percent in the last month, higher than the rate economists … Continue reading

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