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		<title>Options expiration, naked puts on ABX, JPM, FCX, MT, MOS, BX, COP, AU &amp; more</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 19:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to other projects I&#8217;ve had little time in recent months to spend in the markets apart from placing limit orders to sell below-the-market put options (adjusted to reflect the recent price action of the underlying stocks) as I do on most days prior to the opening. I then check back later, or after the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration (Mar), naked puts on GE, PFE, MT, STD, MDT, TEVA &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-mar-naked-puts-on-ge-pfe-mt-std-mdt-teva-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2686</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No surprise that this month&#8217;s options expiration was a profitable one. You couldn&#8217;t ask for a more perfect scenario after selling naked put options than a rising market and falling volatility, which has been the case now for the last few months. I had the following short March put options expire out of the money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration (Feb), naked puts on CSX, SU</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/market/options-expiration-feb-naked-puts-on-csx-su/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/market/options-expiration-feb-naked-puts-on-csx-su/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since last fall, a rising market and a falling VIX have had me focusing on other matters while my short put options positions have been mostly taking care of themselves (that is, shrinking in value, expiring worthless, and increasing my account&#8217;s bottom line). And while most of the risk adjustments I made back in August [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades: Naked puts on C, JPM, LOW, COP, AMGN, STD, CSX, HOGS, TEVA, MDT &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-trades-naked-puts-on-c-jpm-low-cop-amgn-std-csx-hogs-teva-mdt-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made many new options trades recently (see below) as the market has continued to drop and as volatility has continued to rise. With the market looking like it could go lower, risk reduction was my top priority and most of the trades reflect that. Typically this has meant buying back deep in-the-money options (intrinsic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration (July) and trades: Naked puts on MSFT, MRK, T &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-july-and-trades-naked-puts-on-msft-mrk-t-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s options expiration was unexciting as far as my short options positions were concerned, which is a good thing. All of my short naked put options expired comfortably out-of-the-money (OTM), allowing me to book profits on the option premiums I collected when I originally sold the options (see details below). I also adjusted an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration (June): Naked puts, covered calls in STD, DO, TEF, EPD &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-june-naked-puts-covered-calls-in-std-do-tef-epd-more/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-june-naked-puts-covered-calls-in-std-do-tef-epd-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s options expiration was typical of most from my perspective as an options seller. It was yet another &#8220;payday&#8221; as I &#8220;closed the books&#8221; and officially collected the option premiums on the expiring naked put options and covered call options that I&#8217;d sold months earlier (see details below). Meanwhile I&#8217;ve also been busy initiating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration (May) and adjusted positions: HPQ, ABT, BAC, ADM &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-may-and-adjusted-positions-hpq-abt-bac-adm-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2559</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I only had two options positions expiring this options expiration (see below). Both of these naked put option positions were well out of the money going into expiration, and in fact I could have taken profits weeks ago but decided to save on commissions and let them &#8220;run out the clock.&#8221; I have also recently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration results (April): ABX, AXP, BBVA, HRB &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-results-april-abx-axp-bbva-hrb-more/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-results-april-abx-axp-bbva-hrb-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2504</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a good number of naked put options positions expire this past week, all well out of the money (OTM). Consequently I&#8217;ve continued to initiate new naked put option positions as the older ones expire, as well as adjusted one or two others, all of which I&#8217;ll detail in an upcoming post (been getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration (March): Naked puts on JPM, BKE, LMT, BBT &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-march-naked-puts-on-jpm-bke-lmt-bbt-more/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-march-naked-puts-on-jpm-bke-lmt-bbt-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market volatility certainly picked up since last month&#8217;s options expiration but it didn&#8217;t affect my March-dated short put option positions, all of which expired well out of the money (see results below). Meanwhile, as option premiums went up and stocks went down, I continued to initiate new naked put option positions, which I&#8217;ll cover in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options expiration results (Feb): BEC &amp; UVV</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-results-feb-bec-uvv/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-results-feb-bec-uvv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick recap of last month&#8217;s (February&#8217;s) options expiration results, which were not especially eventful. I&#8217;ve also recently initiated a number of new naked put option positions, which I&#8217;ll get to in another post. February options expiration results: Beckman Coulter [[BEC]] &#8211; The February 50-strike put options I sold against BEC on 7/22/10 as [...]]]></description>
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