Barron's: Selling Covered Calls
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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.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • AA
    Alcoa Inc
  • $13.64
  • +6.56%
  • $12.90

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People owning AA also tend to own: AIGIBMINTCJNJJPMKOMSFT

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  • GM
    Gm
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

No Analysis added

People owning GM also tend to own: CMEICEISESAMCBATMMS

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  • CAT
    Caterpillar Inc
  • $58.94
  • -1.24%
  • $59.85

No Analysis added

People owning CAT also tend to own: AAALLAPCBABACCCBH

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • AXP
    Amer Express Inc
  • $41.04
  • -0.63%
  • $40.92

No Analysis added

People owning AXP also tend to own: AIGALLBACBRK-BCCOFFNM

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • JPM
    Jp Morgan Chase C
  • $41.93
  • -0.69%
  • $42.15

No Analysis added

People owning JPM also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJKOMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • C
    Citigroup Inc
  • $4.10
  • 0.00%
  • $4.08

No Analysis added

People owning C also tend to own: ACEBACCBCOPCVXDISGS

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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