Comments on: Monthly Summary - January 2008 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/ Investing in Stocks Through Options Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:46:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Options Strategery http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/#comment-1984 Options Strategery Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:23:22 +0000 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/#comment-1984 Futures options are more complicated since it is hard to take delivery. To avoid that, you either need to trade something cash settled or roll the future. It's all a little too confusing for me since the underlying is so tricky. The price for carrying a commodity is higher than the cost of carrying stock (i.e. interest rates) and you get weird effects like Backwardation or Contango. I tend to trade stocks that are levered to futures rather than the futures. For example, OXY instead of CL futures. Given the stream of bad news, putting on some shorts might be interesting. <a href="http://options-strategery.blogspot.com/2008/02/microsoft-msft-bids-for-yahoo-yhoo.html" rel="nofollow">Shorting XHB</a> might be interesting too. Futures options are more complicated since it is hard to take delivery. To avoid that, you either need to trade something cash settled or roll the future. It’s all a little too confusing for me since the underlying is so tricky. The price for carrying a commodity is higher than the cost of carrying stock (i.e. interest rates) and you get weird effects like Backwardation or Contango.

I tend to trade stocks that are levered to futures rather than the futures. For example, OXY instead of CL futures.

Given the stream of bad news, putting on some shorts might be interesting. Shorting XHB might be interesting too.

]]> By: Alex Fotopoulos http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/#comment-1974 Alex Fotopoulos Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:30:47 +0000 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/#comment-1974 I haven't explored options on futures. I'm tapped out on time as it is. Maybe when I can cut back on work again I'll give it look. I haven’t explored options on futures. I’m tapped out on time as it is. Maybe when I can cut back on work again I’ll give it look.

]]> By: Jack Payne http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/#comment-1968 Jack Payne Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:02:53 +0000 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2008/01/31/monthly-summary-january-2008/#comment-1968 Great to see a detailed personal journal on investing. But, how about futures options? This market is so bendable with uncertain times, and the potential rewards are through the roof. Also, I would think this would be a good time for some explorative short selling on the NASDAQ. Great to see a detailed personal journal on investing.

But, how about futures options? This market is so bendable with uncertain times, and the potential rewards are through the roof. Also, I would think this would be a good time for some explorative short selling on the NASDAQ.

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