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Old 11-25-2007, 12:48 PM
mmctrab mmctrab is offline
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Default Re: Why dont value investors write more covered calls?

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Just short puts. Why write covered calls? Aren't transation costs more?

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When you're opening a new position they are, since you're paying a commission to buy the stock and one to sell the call. But, we're talking about selling calls on stocks that you already own.
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