Options Trading

[jab]

Anyone on the board trade options? I am interested in what types of options people trade (covered/naked, puts/calls, etc.) and the techniques they use to choose their investments.

[Jmattioli]

Hello Jab,
Write Covered calls here. Safest way to go and provides good retirement income. I leave buying the puts and call to the real gamblers. Mostly Gold and airline stocks.
Joe

[jab]

Right, that is what I am starting to do. Both covered calls and naked puts. Do you have anything specific you look for in a company? Do you do technical analysis? Fundamentals? Cryptic and convoluted excel spreadsheet formulas?