Selling the naked put at the same strike as my covered call, making this a straddle, guarantees me to have made the correct decision on one of the trades.
Selling a naked put or call potentially has unlimited risk.
After
selling a naked put on Monsanto (NYSE: MON) yesterday they lowered earnings estimates for the year to the bottom of the previous estimate.
@JoeTaxpayer - I can just tell you from my experience in
selling naked puts / calls and with my broker.
You then
sell a naked put for the stock for this price.
But if we have a multi-million dollar account that is 85 % in stocks / ETFs and 15 % in cash we might
sell some naked puts where if the puts were all put to us we wouldn't have enough cash (so, technically, taking advantage of unused margin in the account).
Some investors have a hybrid strategy of
selling naked puts until they are assigned (so now they own the stock) and then turn around and sell a covered call at the same strike.
Did you know that
selling naked puts has the same P / L profile as selling covered calls?
If CSX drops another couple of dollars and I see it starting to find its footing I plan to
sell another naked put.
I just can't find the stocks I want to
sell naked puts on.
I sold naked puts on NVDA last year bought them back for a loss rather than take the option assignment.
I'm still bullish on FB, just as I was the last time
I sold a naked put on the stock in March.
When
I sell a naked put I plan to make a quick profit, but if it goes against me I typically stay in for a longer term hold.
Although
I sell naked puts on blue chip dividend paying stocks that are cheap.
I also like the idea of
selling naked puts on good stocks.
I hate it when a stock or the stock market declines soon after
I sell a naked put
I believe I tend to generate alpha because I allow myself to
sell naked puts on more underlying value than I can afford to own all at once.
I'm still bullish on FB, just as I was the last time
I sold a naked put on the stock in...
The premium you can collect on ETFs by
selling naked puts or covered calls is usually less than what you can collect on individual stocks.
Another options strategy that can potentially lose you money in the stock market is
selling naked puts.
If
you sell a naked put, it means that you sell the put without owning the stock.
If anything, I'm more interested in
selling naked puts in order pickup shares in the future at a price I've already locked in while earning a premium.
Not exact matches
I'm approved for «
naked» options trading meaning I can
sell puts on companies I don't own and without having the cash to purchase said security.
If you
sell a cash - secured
naked put, though, you protect yourself.
I'm a frequent option trader but at a different level, never
sold naked calls or
puts.
You think it will stay flat or go up so you
sell (short) 1
naked put option with a strike of $ 30.
A «
naked put» is an uncovered
put option that you have
sold.
We specialize in stocks, bonds and options and we engage in a lot of premium
selling in managing our strategies, whether it is covered call writing or
naked put selling.
While AFL was trading at $ 52.10 this morning I
sold one AFL January 50
naked put at $ 1.65 and received $ 162.99 after commissions.
While XLB was trading at $ 26.25 I
sold four June 25
naked puts (XLBRY) for $ 0.55 each and received $ 207.00 after commissions.
While DVY was trading at $ 87.33, I
sold one DVY January $ 87
naked put for $ 1.65 and received $ 164.75 after paying $ 0.25 in commission.
Naked Puts —
Selling a
put without being short the stock is called a
naked put.
While MDY was trading at $ 164.14 I
sold one MDY January 2012 $ 175
naked put for $ 22.10 and received $ 2209.19 after commissions.
This afternoon, while VNQ was trading at $ 57.10 I
sold one December 56
naked put for $ 1.15 and received $ 114.29 after commissions.
When we do see another VIX print above 40, expect to see me
selling more VXX
naked calls or at least buying
puts.
While CSX was trading at $ 60.17 I
sold one CSX January $ 57.50
naked put for $ 1.70 and received $ 169.31 after commissions.
A few minutes later, after seeing VNQ bounce around some, I
sold one VNQ November $ 50
naked put for $ 1.35 and received $ 134.27 after commissions.
Just after 3:00 pm yesterday my order to
sell VIP
naked puts hit.
While the biggest part of the post-election rally might be in the books, I think I could do well by
selling some out of the money
naked puts for January and February.
While VIP was trading at $ 29.32 I
sold two VIP August
naked puts (VIQTF) and received $ 438.50 after commissions.
While FB was trading at $ 172.44, I
sold one FB May $ 160
naked put for $ 4.25 and received $ 424.32 after paying $ 0.68 in commission.
This time, while FB was trading at $ 186.56, I
sold one FB July $ 180
naked put for $ 4.25 and received $ 424.32 after paying $ 0.68 in commission.
The best move I could've made would've been to buy my WMT
naked put before it expired and since I didn't, I had to decide if I should dump the shares or
sell a covered call.
While AAPL was trading at $ 165.75, I
sold one AAPL July $ 165
naked put for $ 8.05 and received $ 804.31 after paying $ 0.69 in commission.
A trader
selling out - of - the - money
puts is said to be
selling naked or uncovered
put options.
In March 2012, I
sold a single QCOM
naked put at the $ 67.50 strike while QCOM was trading at $ 66.25.
While SSO was trading at $ 47.89 I
sold one SSO June 2011 $ 50
naked put for $ 6.10 and received $ 609.31 after commissions.
Yesterday, I mentioned that I was planning to
sell a new
naked put on Disney (DIS) if the share price came down some more.
JC: We
sell far out - of - the - money
naked puts and calls, as well as strangles and condors on about 10 different commodities.
If assigned a stock from a
naked put, I immediately
sell a covered call on it the following trading day.