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| Ron Ianieri of Options University | |
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| TOP PICK | Bank of America | BAC-N | 5.320 | Did a nice job of acquiring competition in areas where they were not as strong. Bad thing about this bank are rumours of nationalization but he doesn't think it will happen. Could be an $8-$10 stock and in 3 years a $20-$25 stock. When he purchases this, he'll take a front month “out of the money” call giving him room for capital appreciation with a ratio of possibly 3 of them. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | CitiGroup | C-N | 2.460 | This one is so cheap that the option play becomes very difficult. You're not going to be able to make too much of an options play on a $2 stock. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| TOP PICK | JP Morgan Chase & Co | JPM-N | 23.050 | Leaps of 2011 “in the money” options Calls around $12.50 strike. He'll also Sell 3 front month “slightly out of the money” options against that to collect premium and do that every month as time passes. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| TOP PICK | Schlumberger Ltd. | SLB-N | 38.170 | Oil is down because of a global recession and he doesn't think it's going to last. This one always performs well. As well he would buy an “out month” in the money Call, maybe 2011 and Sell on a ratio “out of the money” front month calls to bring in a little premium to help with the cost of the “out month” option. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| Comment | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Options on a falling US$: Buy a Put on the US$ versus whatever currency you want to trade against. The best way to do this is through Philadelphia's (PHLX) World Currency Options. They are very easy to use. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| Comment | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Calendar Spread is a time premium collection strategy. Ideally the stock should be in a consolidation phase. You want it to be in a sideways trading pattern, not running up or running down. You also have to worry whether the stock is assignable to you because of your option come expiration. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | UBS AG | UBS-N | 9.640 | European banks are high risk. #1 prediction is that Europe will get hit harder than North America is with this recession, so the worst is still coming for them. Unlike the US, which is aggressively de-leveraging itself right now, Europe has not been as aggressive. | 2009-02-26 | ||
| TOP PICK | Bank of America | BAC-N | 16.690 | Buy a Leap (long term option) and go as far as 2010/2011. Look for a Leap that is around 75 or 80 deltas. (Greek Variable?) Gives % change how much your option price will change with a corresponding movement in the stock price. (You would be buying Calls because you want to be Long.) | 2008-12-10 | ||
| DON'T BUY | IBM | IBM-N | 82.860 | Jan 9/09 $60 Puts? Bearish on the market so he is bearish on this stock. Doesn't believe in buying “out of the money” (no innate value.) options. With the stock trading at $90, the $60 Put gives you the right to sell at $60. This has no intrinsic value. The stock would have to move $30 by Jan 9/09 for the option to have value. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| TOP PICK | JP Morgan Chase & Co | JPM-N | 33.520 | Buy an “out month” option, a Leap (long term option) and go as far as 2011 and buy a Strike that's about $10 or $15 in the money. Only enter about 25%-30% as he thinks you are going to get better prices in the coming months. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| BUY | Microsoft | MSFT-Q | 20.610 | A covered call strategy would be more practical. He would use a stock replacement option instead of the stock. Sell your front month at the money or slightly out of the money Call, month in and month out. This company might have a little downside left in it. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| TOP PICK | Schlumberger Ltd. | SLB-N | 43.630 | He likes oil and oil service at these prices. This one is a class act. When we start coming out of this market, (Asia will be first) demand for oil is going to fly and the US$ is going to get hurt. Use a longer-term option out to 2010/2011. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| Comment | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Options: Agreements that give holders the right to Buy or Sell a specified number of shares at a predetermined price. They are bought and sold like shares. The perfect form of a stock portfolio hedge. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| Comment | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | US Market: US$ has rallied mostly because everyone globally is having problems. It is not a flight to quality but a flight to confidence. If he were a Canadian, he would be a little nervous investing in the US knowing that when the bottom drops out, the US dollar is probably going to get hurt significantly against the Cdn$. You can hedge the dollar by using currency options. (Philadelphia Stock Exchange.) | 2008-12-10 | ||
| Comment | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Caller Buys DUG-N and DIG-N and sells covered calls at the money on both positions. Good strategy? Options are great on the ETF’s. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| Comment | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Greek Variables: (A group of statistical references that are spit out by the pricing option model.) Very important as they tell you the option sensitivities to time, stock movement and volatility movement that your option has. They identify all the potential risks of your option as well as quantifying them. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| Comment | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | CHK-N | 17.830 | If you own, you could try to sell some Calls. He would personally sell “out of the money” as he is bullish on oil stocks. He would like to own them long-term. Instead of buying the stock, you could have bought a long-term “in the money” Call to replace the stock. This would be more cost efficient with less potential risk. | 2008-12-10 | ||
| TOP SHORT | Bank of America | BAC-N | 28.060 | Really a short on the whole financial sector. When the Fed stepped in the banks bounced back overly aggressive. Will probably go back and test the lower levels to around $23. At that point he would become a long-term purchaser. He likes this company for the long term though. | 2008-07-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Fannie Mae | FNMA-Q2 | 10.310 | In a desperate situation. Feds are going to make sure it doesn’t go under. Could still drop another 50%-70%. Anticipate they will need another $25 billion. If things get worse, this number could skyrocket. | 2008-07-28 | ||
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| DON'T BUY | Freddie Mac | FMCC-Q2 | 7.720 | In a desperate situation. Feds are going to make sure it doesn’t go under. Could still drop another 50%-70%. Anticipate they will need another $25 billion. If things get worse, this number could skyrocket. | 2008-07-28 | ||
| TOP SHORT | JP Morgan Chase & Co | JPM-N | 37.660 | Really a short on the whole financial sector. When the Fed stepped in financials bounced back overly aggressive. They’ll drop down and test the lower levels, probably around $33. At that point he would become a long-term purchaser. Likes the company for the long term. | 2008-07-28 | ||
| TOP PICK | Network Appliance | NTAP-Q | 24.570 | Blue chip high tech with a lot of ability to make sales overseas. Technically on the charts it looks good. | 2008-07-28 |
