Intuit, Inc. (INTU) Message Board

  • tom_richards_mm tom_richards_mm Oct 25, 2000 6:08 PM Flag

    Maurice

    I posted my reply to you after reading your query
    and before reading the other posts that intercepted
    your question.

    Going forward, avoid the
    unnecessary abuse from those that want to build themselves up
    by tearing others down. Write me at my e-mail
    address with any future questions. (You can keep your
    identity secure by getting a free e-mail box, under an
    alias, at hotmail.com, sofcom.com and others.) Then, you
    won't get hammered for going through the learning
    process that we all must go
    through.
    ----------------------------------------------

    Since you've already been hammered, let me be more
    direct. The $60 November Call is a long shot. The prudent
    thing would be to sell it for a loss and to chalk it up
    to experience. (It MIGHT win for you, but holding it
    is betting against the house.)

    IF you want to
    get back up on the horse right after being thrown,
    the January $50 CALL is a better play. Or, if Intuit
    continues down sharply tomorrow, perhaps the $45 CALL will
    be better still.

    It depends on how you
    believe: a) the market and b) Intuit are likely to perform
    between now and the third Friday of January. If you're
    uncertain, there will be a LOT of other chances to try your
    hand at options.

    Try "Options as a Strategic
    Investment." It's a thick but readable book.

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    • Thanks for the input. Next time I will e-mail you
      instead of going through this board.

      I purchased
      the Nov $60 OTM because, as I have been saying all
      along, I believe that it is achieveable and in the not
      too distant future. Surely before the 18th of
      November. I am a little concerned about the timing of the
      call because it is before their announcement on the
      23rd or 24th of November. I am also concerned about
      the time-value of the option. When do you think it
      will reach it's steepest decline? I'm guessing another
      week or so, if INTU doesn't break out quickly, as it
      has in the past.

      Thanks for your support!

 
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