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Dude what is going on with BABA!? What should we do here! Its down so much since you said to get.

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Greg let’s sell some puts. I did listen and sold some puts on JP Morgan as you suggested and I am in 48% profit now. It’s amazing. It’s my first time selling puts and already loving it.

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Thanks. I sell 1 put and filled at 0.05, it shows 25% loss. bit confused how it can go that loss in few min

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What strike and expiration? I wouldn't worry, you havent lost 25%. What you are likely seeing is the profit/lost being calculated based on the "mark" price which is the midpoint between the bid and ask price.

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thanks Chris. this is my first txn, hence worried. strike is 110 and exp is March 19

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are those 30-day puts?

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Yes, March 19

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How many did you sell and which ones ?

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March 19 at $110

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I'm confused. How does the strategy of selling puts against the underlying stock work out? I see that you will get the dividend and also the premium from selling puts. Am I missing something?

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I agree, you could want to have the shares if you sell calls and want to avoid margin on it. I think having the share is not necessary for selling puts.

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No it’s not necessary. I sold some puts on JP Morgan but I don’t own the stock or calls.

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