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		<title>Options expiration, naked puts on ABX, JPM, FCX, MT, MOS, BX, COP, AU &amp; more</title>
		<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>
		<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>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-mar-naked-puts-on-ge-pfe-mt-std-mdt-teva-more/</link>
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		<title>Options expiration (Feb), naked puts on CSX, SU</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/market/options-expiration-feb-naked-puts-on-csx-su/</link>
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		<title>Options trades: Naked puts on C, JPM, LOW, COP, AMGN, STD, CSX, HOGS, TEVA, MDT &amp; more</title>
		<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>
		<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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		<title>Options trades: Naked puts on ABX, C, CSCO, BAC, NYX, PFE, STD, COP, ABT, GE, TGT, HPQ &amp; more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing some fast and furious options trading in recent days. Market conditions have not only warranted some significant risk reduction adjustments, but have also presented a slew of new put option selling opportunities, and I&#8217;ve been doing both (see below). This recent activity put me even further behind in reporting on my options [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/options-trades-naked-puts-on-abx-c-csco-bac-nyx-pfe-std-cop-abt-ge-tgt-hpq-more/</link>
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		<title>Options expiration (July) and trades: Naked puts on MSFT, MRK, T &amp; more</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-july-and-trades-naked-puts-on-msft-mrk-t-more/</link>
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		<title>Options expiration (June): Naked puts, covered calls in STD, DO, TEF, EPD &amp; more</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-june-naked-puts-covered-calls-in-std-do-tef-epd-more/</link>
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		<title>Options expiration (May) and adjusted positions: HPQ, ABT, BAC, ADM &amp; more</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/expirations/options-expiration-may-and-adjusted-positions-hpq-abt-bac-adm-more/</link>
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		<title>Option trades: Naked puts on BP, AMGN, INTC, MSFT, CSCO, AMAT, HPQ, WMT, GM, MDT &amp; more!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I sold quite a few naked put options over the last several weeks/months as increased volatility in both the market and individual stocks presented some interesting option premium selling opportunities. This uptick in volatility came at a good time, as many of my previous naked put option positions had just expired out of the money [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/option-trades-naked-puts-on-bp-amgn-intc-msft-csco-amat-hpq-wmt-gm-mdt-more/</link>
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		<title>Options expiration results (April): ABX, AXP, BBVA, HRB &amp; more</title>
		<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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