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  1. I sold a put option at $75, so I am happy with how it's doing.
  2. Losing streaks are hard on us fans and on the players, and the fact that the Twins went into sell mode probably demoralized the clubhouse. That said, I think that a new manager makes sense.
  3. Hopefully this win will be the start of a streak.
  4. Chief and I will be there along with one of Chief's sons and both of Ash's sons.
  5. Happy Anniversary to you and condolences to your wife. Another great game thread setup my friend.
  6. I don't despise it, but I do worry about a possible injury or after-effects.
  7. I think Sano should not have strayed so far from third, and when he got caught then he tried to get Kepler time to advance. If Sano had stayed put then we could have had men at first and third.
  8. Kepler almost got thrown out because he was in no man's land.
  9. Maybe he was holding a lot of helium balloons when the team weighed him?
  10. Less than great base running there by Sano.
  11. Great hitting by Sano -- he focused on the solid contact that we needed, not on a home run
  12. The stands look pretty full tonight, but the game thread not as much.
  13. Great double play there to get the Twins off the field.
  14. Good one and great overall setup. I will never think of my refrigerator the same.
  15. That sounds interesting. I am going to continue to research this. I have been writing covered calls for decades, with some success. But now I am wondering if I could have done better by also using puts.
  16. I can see how this could lead to big losses if someone is greedy and sells puts within 5% of the current stock price or on stocks that he/she has not carefully researched. But it also seems to me that if I was going to buy a stock anyway, this is a more conservative approach than a straight buy order.
  17. Good points. I am a very conservative investor and now have more than 50% in cash, so tying up $7,500 is not an issue for me. And I am going to do this in a retirement plan, so taxes will be irrelevant.
  18. I have been reading about selling put options as a good alternative for buying a stock that you feel is priced too high. For example, I am interested in Shopify, but not at today's closing price of $86.90. However, I would be willing to buy 100 shares of Shopify at $75. I could put in a regular 60 day buy order at $75 and sit around waiting for the stock to drop that far, which may never happen. Or I could sell one October put option at around $5.70 and put about $570 (less commissions) in my pocket immediately. If Shopify drops to $75 or lower before October 20, then I will be required to buy 100 shares for $7,500. But if Shopify does not drop to $75 before October 20, then I get to keep the $570. Also, Shopify would need to drop below $70 for me to take a loss, because at $70 I could sell the stock at a loss of around $5 per share, which is what I already pocketed from selling the put option. This seems almost too good to be true. I realize that I could take a huge hit if the stock were to drop much below $70, but compared with an outright purchase this seems a lot safer. I also realize that if Shopify goes to $200, this strategy would not be nearly as good as buying the stock, but keeping the $570 would still not be a bad thing, especially if I could do it over and over. Thoughts? Is anyone here using this strategy?
  19. Next time around you need to cover that in the prenup.
  20. And when I ask her for the score in the Indians game she tells me that the Indians are trailing and she sounds a little sad about that. I think that she has been programmed to be happy when the team you ask about is winning and sad when the team you ask about is losing.
  21. She sounds very enthusiastic when she announces that the Twins are "leading".
  22. The google woman who lives in my new smart phone seems thrilled that the Twins are winning. I wonder if she is programmed that way or is actually a Twins fan.
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