How can I excercise a put or call option?

Question by likehown: How can I excercise a put or call option? For example, I want to buy a call less than a month before it expires. The stock goes up beyond the strike price on the day of the expiration. I appear to have 2 choices, excercise it for the stock or sell the [...]

I sold some call options on a stock, does extended trading times count toward the strike price?

Question by Scott: I sold some call options on a stock, does extended trading times count toward the strike price? The stock price will be under the option strike price when the market closes at 4pm. If the stock goes above the strike price during extended trading, will the stock get called away? Best answer: [...]

Covered Call Order in IB TWS OptionTrader

theoptionguru.com Redux of former video in HD and a bit shorter. If you want to know how to input a Covered Call in Interactive Broker’s TWS OptionTrader panel, this is the video for you.

Is there a difference between exercising a Call Option and Selling to Close an Option?

Question by Gary from So Cal: Is there a difference between exercising a Call Option and Selling to Close an Option? Best answer: Answer by Homer J. SimpsonAbsolutely. when you exercise an American option early, you pay the exercise price and get the underlying asset (i.e., gold, stocks, corn, or whatever) in return. If you [...]

Quick Question About Call Options?

Question by : Quick Question About Call Options? Can I buy a call option if the strike price is below the current share price and turn around and sell it at that strike price? I don’t know about this because it sounds way too good to be true… Example: The current share price is the [...]

What happens after i buy my call option?

Question by : What happens after i buy my call option? So after i but my option and buy the contracts what happens afterward. Do i need to have the stocks to buy a call option? How do i make money after i buy it. I go to my broker and say what? Best answer: [...]

Should I trade Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for World At War?

Question by Joro: Should I trade Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for World At War? I loved Modern Warfare and spent a lot of time on both the single player campaign and online modes, but I think I’d like a change. I’ve been given the option to trade it for World at War. What [...]

Covered Call Part 1

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I own 200 shares of a stock, can I write covered call options on the stock without exercising them soon?

Question by Bobby: I own 200 shares of a stock, can I write covered call options on the stock without exercising them soon? I own 200 shares of the stock, and I believe the price will increase substantially from what it is currently. I would like to sell some in-the-money January 2012 call options for [...]

Do ceos of large companies ever buy call stock options?

Question by investopedia freak: Do ceos of large companies ever buy call stock options? CEOs make, on average 20 mill a year, and most of the money is from performanced based incentives, not on their salary. However, say the CEO of a large company, who knew that, through his hard work he could turn a [...]

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