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		<title>August options expiration, naked puts on Citigroup, SFL &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/august-options-expiration-naked-puts-on-citigroup-sfl-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEAPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Master Limited Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olin Corp.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plains All American]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ship Finance International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco Logistics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This was August options expiration and as usual with an options expiration I was short a number of expiring naked put options positions. In this case all of the short put options expired well out-of-the-money (OTM) &#8211; in fact I could have taken the bulk of the profits many weeks ago but I elected to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades: BKE, UVV &amp; GMR</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/options-trades-bke-uvv-gmr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BKE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buckle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Maritime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Corp]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I initiated two new naked put option positions this past week even as the market edged higher and volatility continued to come in. The new short put option positions are both in stocks that were taken to the woodshed on earnings disappointments &#8211; one a retailer and the other a tobacco wholesaler (see details below).
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades: Naked puts in RIG &amp; BSBR</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/watchlist/options-trades-naked-puts-in-rig-bsbr/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/watchlist/options-trades-naked-puts-in-rig-bsbr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New positions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banco Santander Brasil]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week I took profits in a couple of existing short put option positions &#8211; one in a Brazilian bank and the other an oil driller &#8211; as their remaining option premium had dropped to almost nothing (see below).
I&#8217;m still short some later-dated naked put options in the oil driller &#8211; a major player [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Covered calls, naked puts on ESV, MO, EPD, VOD &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/covered-calls-naked-puts-on-esv-mo-epd-vod-more/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/covered-calls-naked-puts-on-esv-mo-epd-vod-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Altria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altria Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beckman Coulter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ensco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise Products Partners L.P.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Yield Corporate Bond ETF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HYG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodaphone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I made a variety of options trades this week, even as the market firmed up and volatility declined.  I initiated two new short options positions &#8211; I sold covered calls against a core long position in an energy pipeline company and naked puts against another oil driller (see details below).
I also closed out several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July options expiration: CTL cash secured puts</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/july-options-expiration-ctl-cash-secured-puts/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/july-options-expiration-ctl-cash-secured-puts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=2024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday was July options expiration and as usual I ended up collecting some options premium from short put option positions that expired out of the money.  I usually have many such positions expiring each month &#8211; as I currently do for each of the next six months &#8211; but in this case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIX &#8216;heat map&#8217; chart &amp; covered calls on a REIT</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/market/vix-heat-map-chart-covered-calls-on-a-reit/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/market/vix-heat-map-chart-covered-calls-on-a-reit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New positions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developers Diversified Realty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIX heat map]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIX options]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIX Short-Term Futures ETN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volatility Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VXX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VXX options]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=1978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week as the market bounced and volatility once again dropped back toward normal levels I made only one options trade.  It was to adjust some covered call options on a losing position that I&#8217;m looking to weed out of my portfolio (see below).
In the meantime I was intrigued by a post by Alex [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades: Sold puts on MT, LOW &amp; HSC</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/options-trades-sold-puts-on-mt-low-hsc/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/options-trades-sold-puts-on-mt-low-hsc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harsco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=1929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sold more put options this past week as volatility spiked higher amidst fears of a &#8220;double dip&#8221; in the economy and as stocks experienced further weakness. The latter was accompanied by a chorus of technical pundits predicting much lower prices to come, but the truth is the technical picture will continue to look bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New options trade: Sold put options on XOM</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/new-options-trade-sold-put-options-on-xom/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/new-options-trade-sold-put-options-on-xom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conoco Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=1912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made a number of options trades in recent weeks &#8211; some to reduce risk, others to take advantage of new option selling opportunities resulting from increased volatility.  This week I mostly (but not entirely) took a step back while waiting for the market to further tip its hand. 
At the same time I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades and expiration: MO, BKE, BAX &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/options-trades-and-expiration-mo-bke-bax-more/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/options-trades-and-expiration-mo-bke-bax-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AEE]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ameren]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Baxter International]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buckle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinder Morgan Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mine Safety Appliances]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=1868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I made several options trades this week as option volatility continued to drop back down to more normal levels.  Considering the possibility that this could be just a prelude to another spike higher, I elected to continue to selectively reduce risk in some of my existing short naked put option positions (see below) by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naked put options, covered calls on BP, RIG, DO, GMR, VZ &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/naked-put-options-covered-calls-on-bp-rig-do-gmr-vz-more/</link>
		<comments>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/naked-put-options-covered-calls-on-bp-rig-do-gmr-vz-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Petroleum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cintas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exelon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=1825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I made many options trades this week.  Some were in existing positions to adjust risk &#8211; for example rolling out short options positions that were trading in-the-money, and otherwise generally replacing (or closing out) naked put option positions originally sold at low volatilities with new option positions trading at much higher volatilities.  
I [...]]]></description>
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