Profile for Jams
Add PeopleMarkIgnore MemberSend Private MessageRecent Posts

Site Participation
Date Joined Jun 20 1996 User Level
Posts 224 Boards Moderated1
PeopleMarks 1 Bans Issued 0
Ignored By 1 Bans Received 0

Personal Information
Age: Old enough to know better
Location: Houston, Tx
Investment Experience: Too long to remember
25 Most Recent SubjectsLast PostPosts
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us a joke10-05-12 12:16 PM 39
Calls and Puts for Income 11-18-08 03:58 PM 40
Gersh's Option trades04-30-08 05:47 PM 1
GOLF! A thread for the hopelessly addicted!06-18-07 05:19 PM 1
Short-termSelling Puts (Covered Calls by another name) 03-06-07 10:01 AM 1
Bob Brinker: Market Savant & Radio Host02-08-00 11:29 AM 3
Internet and Technology Resources (IATR)08-19-99 02:07 PM 3
Peregrine Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:PRGN)03-10-99 09:59 AM 1
INCE - Intercell info???02-01-99 01:54 PM 68
TPEG - Pay attention to this one01-21-99 07:47 AM 2
ITSY - Innovative Technology02-06-98 10:33 AM 12
Fund Switching Techniques10-09-97 09:50 AM 17
PCTH Anyone think this can take off in 1998?!!10-04-97 10:16 AM 3
JTS- "A Nordic Drive in Every PC and laptop"09-17-97 05:37 PM 8
Why pick your own stocks versus a mutual fund?09-05-97 03:21 PM 1
PLC Systems08-28-97 01:25 PM 1
Glasgal Comm (GLAS)08-28-97 01:18 PM 2
MetaCreations (MCRE) - Detailed Goo in a Soapy Dream08-28-97 10:05 AM 1
Fidelity Select Sector funds05-05-97 09:26 AM 2
Metatools (MTLS) - looking for discussion04-30-97 09:54 AM 3
Market Timer03-20-97 10:30 AM 2
Your Favorite internet address on Investments03-20-97 09:33 AM 1
HCCA IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT BIG WINNER!!!03-06-97 05:43 PM 3
NINTENDO (BB:NTDOY) ¡GREAT TIME TO JUMP IN¡12-11-96 08:04 PM 1
FastTrack/FastTools --- MF Trading11-21-96 09:15 AM 4
Read Last    Messages  
List Last    Messages  

Posts by Jams
MessageSubjectRecsDate/Time (ET)
Of a similar nature: Playing in Scotland I shanked my first hit of the day, ILAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 310/05/2012 12:16:06 PM
There is a fourth difference: When paying homage to the leader, Brits go downLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 104/26/2012 12:23:49 PM
With apologies to Pete Seeger: The Washington Post reported that microbes ateLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 808/25/2010 12:30:58 PM
The isn't exactly a joke, but I post it for fun. For all you baby boomers out tLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 206/23/2010 10:07:47 AM
Al and Tipper Gore, whose playful romance enlivened Washington and the campaign LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 1206/01/2010 01:25:06 PM
The truth about Tiger: I finally got the true story. He was so excited aboutLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  11/30/2009 01:11:51 PM
SPELLING COUNTS We all know that King George II couldn't spell. He mistook tLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 406/30/2009 11:13:06 AM
I can't believe this. I posted this on October 26, and got crap from someone abLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 204/23/2009 05:50:23 PM
Just starting to research, but an example would be COP May 40's. Share price Calls and Puts for Income  11/18/2008 03:58:26 PM
I am starting to research some deep in the money covered calls. I think that enCalls and Puts for Income  11/18/2008 12:40:14 PM
Top Reasons to Vote for Obama Please add to the list and forward to your contLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 910/26/2008 04:45:43 PM
On VLO or any of the refiners the interest is in the crack spread. Most of us oCalls and Puts for Income  05/15/2008 04:04:58 PM
You really ought to read Taleb's books, especially "Fooled by Randomness". Gersh's Option trades 04/30/2008 05:47:55 PM
I don't know where I got this from (maybe from this board), but I thought I woulCalls and Puts for Income  04/30/2008 04:44:25 PM
I recently started writing calls on some of my high div stocks such as MLP's andCalls and Puts for Income  04/30/2008 12:38:22 PM
The reason a lot of us trade options is the ability to create the risk/reward prCalls and Puts for Income  04/28/2008 02:19:54 PM
Probably more info that you wanted to know about crack spreads, but as you can sCalls and Puts for Income  04/07/2008 05:16:40 PM
I did some CC's on VLO last week. I think the "crack spread" is moving up as exCalls and Puts for Income  04/03/2008 12:04:40 PM
PROOF: You can't trust your evening anchors. How_to_tell_when_your_anchormanLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  04/03/2008 11:55:19 AM
He is very light on what to do, just to always recognize the possibility of the Calls and Puts for Income  03/25/2008 01:59:32 PM
Jerome You said " there is no protection against a bombshell announcement "Calls and Puts for Income  03/25/2008 11:32:54 AM
Sam, Thanks for the comments. My initial temptation was to just short the stCalls and Puts for Income  03/20/2008 12:14:03 PM
I tried to forward that great chart, but I couldn't get the animation ... any idCalls and Puts for Income  03/19/2008 12:30:29 PM
Thanks for the input ... yes, I am looking for other ways of making the play. Calls and Puts for Income  03/19/2008 12:25:52 PM
QUESTION I am looking at a stock that I think may tank in the next couple of Calls and Puts for Income  03/18/2008 04:48:23 PM
I see where Gotfried replied to your message about VLO ... I'm not so sure. Calls and Puts for Income  01/21/2008 05:07:05 PM
Wouldn't this be a good time to be writing spreads? For instance on VLO, sell thCalls and Puts for Income  01/18/2008 02:44:27 PM
When those Jan's expire, the Feb 55's are looking pretty good. Of course that's Calls and Puts for Income  01/17/2008 12:22:53 PM
BEST NEW BUMPER STICKER: "Vote for Monica Lewinsky's ex-Boyfriend's wife"LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 301/16/2008 01:22:01 PM
I think on Seinfeld there is either a Superman or a reference to Superman in theLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  01/14/2008 12:18:08 PM
Sam, Thanks for that well thought out response. I know that textbooks saCalls and Puts for Income  01/10/2008 12:26:45 PM
Sam, I know this is not one of the trades of all time, but I have found myselCalls and Puts for Income  01/09/2008 02:41:23 PM
205 points and I'm a Jewish crumudgonLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us 112/21/2007 03:46:44 PM
I would add IRF to your list ... price ~34.40 Dec 35's bid .95; jan 35's bid 1.8Calls and Puts for Income  12/10/2007 04:12:22 PM
Does anyone have any rules of thumb for when to close out option positions? SCalls and Puts for Income  11/16/2007 12:50:13 PM
Took a new position in ACAS CC's Dec 40's, plus added bonus of $1 dividend doCalls and Puts for Income  11/09/2007 12:46:01 PM
Take a look at the NOV NOV's. I did some CC's today.Calls and Puts for Income  10/24/2007 06:03:01 PM
OT, My mind went a little hazy when I thought of touching a naked call. YuckCalls and Puts for Income  09/21/2007 02:09:26 PM
Robo, I've done that a couple of times and it can get a little scary. There Calls and Puts for Income  09/20/2007 03:27:02 PM
If someone is un-hip, how does his butt stay on?LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  09/17/2007 03:37:25 PM
Jerome, That's a nice list to work from. I will do a little more research onCalls and Puts for Income  09/13/2007 10:12:59 AM
A quick speculative CC that looks good to me. XMSR - Sep 15's. Stock is arouCalls and Puts for Income  09/12/2007 01:02:13 PM
Jerome, Your statement about too much jumping around hit way too close to homCalls and Puts for Income 109/07/2007 03:47:04 PM
"your post displays the quandary of covered call writing, and my belief that if Calls and Puts for Income  09/04/2007 01:36:33 PM
Regarding the non-standard options ... this one looks like it has to do with theCalls and Puts for Income  08/31/2007 12:04:37 PM
Did you hear about the school board that had to change their spanking policy wheLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  08/24/2007 03:57:08 PM
http://www.laughline.com/jokes/joke.asp?JokePageNum=1&category_id=47&SortBy=titlLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  08/24/2007 03:49:08 PM
Congratulations on your 2000th. This is a year for milestones. All those basebaLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE - Tell us  08/08/2007 05:55:42 PM
Sam, Out of curiosity did you mean it when you were short QID? Since QID is Calls and Puts for Income  07/18/2007 02:25:37 PM
Sam, Sorry for getting back to you so late ... I think that putting up the caCalls and Puts for Income  06/25/2007 11:55:13 AM

Copyright © 1995-2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.