So that was an interest two weeks for the Lehman stock as my covered call wasn’t executed….As you may recall, I entered into a covered call paper trade for 2,000 shares of Lehman (LEH). When I entered this trade, the stock was trading at $32.29 and I sold call options at $25 for a margin [...]

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Please note, this strategy listed below is for long-term holders of Lehman (LEH) or opportunistic short-term investors who understand the risk associated with this trade.
If you are a long-term shareholder of Lehman and see yourself holding the stock well beyond the recent credit market turmoil, you might want to consider executing a covered call strategy [...]

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If you are interested in side stepping some of the recent market volatility with a short-term merger arbitrage strategy, why don’t you roll the dice with the pending merger transaction of Penn National Gaming Inc (PENN)….
The recent shareholder approval on December 12th, 2007 provides on more step closer to closing the deal.
On June 15, 2007, [...]

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