Date updated:08-04-2007
From Barron's 8-6-07:
The Street's trading recommendations have less to do with traditional volatility trading, and more to do with fundamental analysis of stocks. Recommended strategies include selling puts on mega-caps (stocks with market values of at least $40 billion), selling calls and buying stock.
Michael Schwartz, Oppenheimer's chief options strategist, recommends selling slightly out-of-the-money calls against Dow industrial components to buy stocks at a potential discount. "Market swings are creating opportunities to sell richly priced options against stocks," Schwartz says. "Some premiums are as much as 100% more than you would normally receive for selling calls."
Returns range from 9.6% to 17%, with holding periods of up to about seven months. Some of the highest returns in his covered-call list include these stocks.

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AA
Alcoa - $10.52
- 0.00%
- $9.88
No Analysis added

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GM
Gm - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
No Analysis added

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CAT
Caterpillar Inc. - $37.45
- 0.00%
- $37.51
No Analysis added

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AXP
American Express - $24.71
- 0.00%
- $24.80
No Analysis added

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JPM
Jpmorgan Chase & - $34.50
- 0.00%
- $35.07
No Analysis added

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C
Citigroup Inc - $3.51
- 0.00%
- $3.61
No Analysis added
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