November 21, 2006  Buy to open the Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) April 40 call option (AQM + DH). Use a limit order to pay no more than $6.20 per contract.   Maintain your position in the Amylin January 40 call option (AQM + AH). Read More

November 20, 2006  Buy to open the Nabors Industries March 35 call option (NBR + CG). Set a limit order to pay no more than $2.30 per contract.  Read More

November 20, 2006  Sell to close the Best Buy January 55 put option (BBY + MK) at the market.   Read More

November 16, 2006  Buy to close the Transocean (RIG) January 75 call option (RIG + AO) at the market. Then sell your Transocean stock, again at the market, to close out your covered call position. Read More

November 16, 2006  Sell to close the Amgen December 75 call option (YAA + LO) at the market. Read More

Sell to close your existing Oil Service HOLDRs January 125 call option (OIH + AE) position at the market.   Buy to open the Oil Service HOLDRs April 145 call option (OIH + DI). Use a limit order to pay no more than $11.40 per contract. Read More

November 14, 2006  Buy to open the Novartis January 60 call option (NVS + AL). Use a limit order to pay no more than $1 per contract.   Read More

November 14, 2006  Sell to close Amgen December 75 call option (YAA + LO) at the market.  We added our Amgen trade several weeks ago anticipating that the stock would do well on the heels of a solid earnings report and on the strength of the over market. While stocks in general have continued to rally, Amgen hasn't fared so well.  Read More

January 12, 2006  Sell to close the Halliburton April 65 call option (HAL + DM) at the market for a gain of well over 100 percent in less than four weeks.   Read More

November 10, 2006  Sell to close the Chevron December 65 call option (CVX + LM) at the market. Oil and oil stocks have been acting well of late, as we've expected. And further gains appear likely in the next few months. Nevertheless, we're inclined to take profits in our Chevron (CVX) trade here. Read More