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Post by RenoAztec on May 28, 2010 8:46:20 GMT -8
How do I (or can I) set an option so that new messages are on top of the page and not the bottom?
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Post by sancarlosaztec on May 28, 2010 9:29:47 GMT -8
I just checked the modify profile options and I don't see that options available.
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Post by steveaztec on May 28, 2010 13:19:53 GMT -8
How do I (or can I) set an option so that new messages are on top of the page and not the bottom? There must be some way to do it. My new messages are at the top. |
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Post by sancarlosaztec on May 28, 2010 13:47:13 GMT -8
Yes. I set my aztectalk profile to do that and it was proboards too right?
Besides, if yours is working that way then there is a way.
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Post by RenoAztec on Jun 1, 2010 8:38:54 GMT -8
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Post by mc on Jun 1, 2010 16:40:54 GMT -8
How do I (or can I) set an option so that new messages are on top of the page and not the bottom? OC, try clicking the word(column title) "Last Post" on the last column of the message board. I believe it can be used to sort chronologically. I hope this helps. |
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Post by AztecBill on Jun 2, 2010 10:18:14 GMT -8
Options confuse a lot of people. Basically there are two types of options - Call and Put.
A Call is the right (option) to buy a stock at a specific price before a given date. A call increases in value as a function of the price of the underlying stock and the amount of time left on the option. The more time and the higher the stock goes, the higher the value of the option becomes. Instead of exercising the option by buying the stock, you can sell the option before it expires. That is usually how an option is closed.
A Put the right (option) to sell a stock at a specific price before a given date. A put increases in value as a function of the inverse of the price of the underlying stock and the the amount of time left on the option. The more time and the lower the stock goes, the higher the value of the option becomes. Instead of exercising the option by selling the stock, you can sell the option before it expires. That is usually how an option is closed.
Options are a high risk, highly leveraged investment. But you can use options to actually reduce the risk of stocks you have bought. If you own a stock you can sell a call or buy a put. Both protect you from falling stock price in two different ways. Selling a call gives you a return right away which will only be a bad investment (getting less than not selling it) if the stock goes above the strike price. But if it does you get the difference between the price when you bought the stock and the value of the option. Otherwise the option makes you money. Buying a put allows you to limit your loss on a stock since you can always sell the stock at the strike price even if the stock falls way below that. Both selling covered calls and buying puts reduces your return on a stock that rises sufficiently.
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Post by oc74aztec on Jun 2, 2010 19:37:09 GMT -8
Options confuse a lot of people. Basically there are two types of options - Call and Put. A Call is the right (option) to buy a stock at a specific price before a given date. A call increases in value as a function of the price of the underlying stock and the amount of time left on the option. The more time and the higher the stock goes, the higher the value of the option becomes. Instead of exercising the option by buying the stock, you can sell the option before it expires. That is usually how an option is closed. A Put the right (option) to sell a stock at a specific price before a given date. A put increases in value as a function of the inverse of the price of the underlying stock and the the amount of time left on the option. The more time and the lower the stock goes, the higher the value of the option becomes. Instead of exercising the option by selling the stock, you can sell the option before it expires. That is usually how an option is closed. Options are a high risk, highly leveraged investment. But you can use options to actually reduce the risk of stocks you have bought. If you own a stock you can sell a call or buy a put. Both protect you from falling stock price in two different ways. Selling a call gives you a return right away which will only be a bad investment (getting less than not selling it) if the stock goes above the strike price. But if it does you get the difference between the price when you bought the stock and the value of the option. Otherwise the option makes you money. Buying a put allows you to limit your loss on a stock since you can always sell the stock at the strike price even if the stock falls way below that. Both selling covered calls and buying puts reduces your return on a stock that rises sufficiently. lol - but what's a covered option?  |
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Post by AztecBill on Jun 3, 2010 10:10:11 GMT -8
lol - but what's a covered option? There are a few ways to use options. You can buy or sell and you can be covered or naked. A naked option is an option where you have no position in the stock upon which the option is written. If you buy a naked option you can (and often do) lose all your money. If you sell a naked option, you can be liable for much more than the price of the sale. That is very risky and you need special permission to do it and may be required to keep cash in your account to cover such a sale. A covered option is an option in which you have a position (which will limit risk) in the stock upon which the option is written. The most comon covered option is a Covered Call. I will give an example below: Let's buy 100 shares of ISRG. It is selling right now for $335.44. We then sell the right to buy those 100 shares at $350.00 any time before July 17, 2010. That option is selling right now for $10.70. $33,544 cost of stocks. $1,070 Return from selling option. That $1,070 is yours to keep but if the stock moves above $350, someone will buy your stock (ISRG) at $350, if you don't first buy the same option you sold to close your position. So if the stock goes to $360 and someone buys it, you make $1,070 From option $1,456 From increase of stock from $335.44 to $350.00 $2,526 on a $33,544 investment over 44 days is a 62.47% APR return. If the stock doesn't go above $350 by July 17, you keep the $1,070 from the option you sold as it expires in July. And you can then sell another option. |
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