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A Final Head Scratcher
adamsoptions.blogspot.com - 12/5/2008
A Final Head Scratcher
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Just wanted to wrap up this recent buy-write talk a bit. The basic lure of a buy write is that it can match S&P performance with reduced volatility. But it also outperforms in down markets, and underperforms in up markets, for obvious reasons. High volatility predicts an up market. Well it ...

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Abnormal Returns — ... properly priced in the economic crisis?  (BusinessWeek.com also Bespoke) Hedge funds needs to get smaller, more opportunistic and less levered.  (Humble Student, NakedShorts) When it comes to buy-writes, “Deciding if the premium is ‘fat’ enough is the difficult decision.”  (Options for Rookies also Daily Options Report) Harvard learned that outsourcing ...

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