Barron's: Selling Puts on Stocks
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From Barron's 8-6-07:

"Early in the week, financial-sector volatility slid, and traders who had bet that would happen made money -- if they were fast enough to close short-volatility positions before volatility rose again. By week's end, it was abating. Again.

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.

Goldman Sachs, for instance, is advising clients to sell puts on these stocks.

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  • MS
    Morgan Stanley
  • $32.60
  • +0.56%
  • $31.93

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People owning MS also tend to own: AIGBACCPWRDISFWLTGS

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  • MER
    11.88
  • $11.78
  • 0.00
  • $11.78

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People owning MER also tend to own: AIGALLAXPBACBRK-BCCOF

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • CMCSA
    Comcast Corporati
  • $14.59
  • +2.75%
  • $14.24

No Analysis added

People owning CMCSA also tend to own: ADPBACBSXCCLCSCOERTSIGT

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • AXP
    Amer Express Inc
  • $37.21
  • -1.40%
  • $37.28

No Analysis added

People owning AXP also tend to own: AIGALLBACBRK-BCCOFFNM

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • USB
    Us Bancorp
  • $23.73
  • -1.04%
  • $23.57

No Analysis added

People owning USB also tend to own: ACEBACCCBCOPCVXDIS

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • WFC
    Wells Fargo & Co
  • $27.12
  • -0.62%
  • $26.72

No Analysis added

People owning WFC also tend to own: ACEBACCCBCOPCVXDIS

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • PRU
    Prudential Fincl
  • $45.38
  • +1.66%
  • $43.87

No Analysis added

People owning PRU also tend to own: AIGALLBACCCATCBSCOP

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • T
    At&t Inc.
  • $25.93
  • -0.04%
  • $25.86

No Analysis added

People owning T also tend to own: ACEBACCCBCOPCVXDIS

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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08/05/2007 23:04 PM CDT Asked by OptionsMon
Instead of shorting puts, how about some bearish put spreads to offset some of the volatility premium....because these stocks are going LOWER.

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