Comments on: The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): Using The Fear/Greed Index to Pinpoint Your Best Time to Profit http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html Investment Advice and Investment Research with a Contrarian Point of View Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:44:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Tel Mass http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-30938 Tel Mass Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:53:15 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-30938 If you owned shares in your company's stock, which have not yet vested, how would you protect your gains against loss. The LEAP example above is not applicable. Would you buy options instead? Thanks If you owned shares in your company’s stock, which have not yet vested, how would you protect your gains against loss. The LEAP example above is not applicable. Would you buy options instead?

Thanks

]]> By: Investment U http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-30043 Investment U Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:21 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-30043 Sal, I am sorry but you are asking for individualized advice. Please re-phrase your question so that we can answer it without running afoul of governmental regulations. Thank you, Investment U Sal,

I am sorry but you are asking for individualized advice. Please re-phrase your question so that we can answer it without running afoul of governmental regulations.

Thank you,

Investment U

]]> By: Sal Piccolo http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-29926 Sal Piccolo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:57 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-29926 Would you apply this strategy of selling your stock and buying a deep in the money option if you had a rising stock that pays a large dividend? Say about 8%. Would you apply this strategy of selling your stock and buying a deep in the money option
if you had a rising stock that pays a large dividend? Say about 8%.

]]> By: Frank http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-28514 Frank Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:13:07 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-28514 CBOE As I am unfamiliar with this acronym it makes me wonder about the validity of index and what it is measuring. Professional writers sometimes forget that people my not understand what you may be writing about and loose interest. CBOE

As I am unfamiliar with this acronym it makes me wonder about the validity of index and what it is measuring.

Professional writers sometimes forget that people my not understand what you may be writing about and loose interest.

]]> By: Jonathan Senior http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-28512 Jonathan Senior Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:09:22 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/the-cboe-volatility-index.html#comment-28512 Had an aahhhh moment with use of LEAPS, had not heard of them being used deep-in-the-money before, always out-of-the-money. Never seemed to have much success and had abandoned use of LEAPS. The strategy ennumerated makes so much more sense than buying "cheap" OTM LEAPS. Maybe my amazement is more indicative of my inexperience with options than the brillance of the strategy, but thank you anyway Mr. Rahemtulla. Had an aahhhh moment with use of LEAPS, had not heard of them being used deep-in-the-money before, always out-of-the-money. Never seemed to have much success and had abandoned use of LEAPS. The strategy ennumerated makes so much more sense than buying “cheap” OTM LEAPS. Maybe my amazement is more indicative of my inexperience with options than the brillance of the strategy, but thank you anyway Mr. Rahemtulla.

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