Recent content by LonghornDub

Really, really good and detailed responses. Thanks, all.

I'm a long-time driver of a 2013 Model S (85kw), and I'm starting to look into replacing it with a newer model year. It's held up very well overall, but the battery capacity has diminished significantly. I'm inclined to buy used but probably wouldn't go any further back than 2020. Does anyone...

Very big volume in the first hour of trading (unsurprising, given the "news" last night and the overall market volatility). Not sure what he's seeing.

I think today's move down is less about the substantive impact of last night's news, and more about the big players using the news as a liquidity opportunity. There are a lot of institutional investors out there who have major, major profits in TSLA, and they need high-liquidity days to take...

Playing devil's advocate here, I actually think the OP is expecting a bit too much with respect to changes in estimated delivery time and lack of "a reason." Until the car is in production, or even finished production and about to go on the truck, Tesla has been very clear that the delivery...

Agree strongly with all of this.

Days like today are the price we all pay for a stock that has the potential to explode upward (and has done so over the past year plus). Volatility and momo go both ways.

I actually don't think the other person to whom you're referring took it that way--I think he just didn't understand the risk profile and obligations imposed by a naked (short) put in the first place. Sounded like he got it confused with a naked (short) call, or maybe something else entirely...

Excellent, thanks.

Thanks for the responses. I'm not interested in anything other than a single USB stick at this time (although the USB rotator posted above may be worth getting). Just trying to figure out whether a full-length USB stick will be in the way at all, versus a low-profile one.

My Model S is out of my possession for a few days, and while I wait to get it back, I want to go ahead and buy a USB stick for music. For those of you who use a USB stick, I was wondering whether you would recommend buying a "low profile" USB stick (see pic below), or if a standard full-length...

I've never once had a broker ask me that, because it doesn't matter for my margin requirement and doesn't matter for the execution. A long put is a long put. My broker doesn't care why I'm buying it. (Though I grant you that brokers may differ, and this could be relevant to somebody using a...

You're technically correct, but the phrase "naked put," in context, always refers to being short a put. People don't talk about "naked long puts" (or calls), because your risk on a long option is always limited to the premium you paid for the option, regardless of whether you hold the underlying.

It's not all that different than a "cash secured" put--the difference is, with a cash secured put, you are setting aside enough cash to buy the underlying (whereas with a naked put, your broker will be allowing you to use some margin--not just cash--to buy the underlying). Since you're in a...

Yes, it is the same. In fact, it's exactly the same. There is literally no difference between selling a put and writing a covered call in terms of risk/reward at expiration. The only differences are the margin requirements, options permissions, and dividends/interest. You could Google this...