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By Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner's Investing since 2001

Building a Stock Position by Writing Put Options

Monday April 18, 2005
In the world of the small speculator, options are used, customarily, in an attempt to capture large gains with little capital investment. One way to use derivatives in an investment operation, however, is to write put options for an issue in which you want to build a position. Read more...
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