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- From: gt@fc.sde.hp.com (George Tatge)
- Newsgroups: misc.invest
- Subject: Re: Covered Calls: Less Risk - High Returns.
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 22:40:16 GMT
- Organization: HP SESD, Fort Collins, CO
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- : When a call option is exercised by its holder, someone who has sold a
- : call is selected at random to receive the exercise. The is done by the
- : options clearing house, or something like that. No one is selected by
- : the brokerage community.
-
- Not exactly. The OCC randomly selects a member to assign the exercise
- to. If a member (eg. your broker) receives an exrecise notice they
- will use their method which will be:
-
- 1. Random selection
- or
- 2. FIFO.
-
- So, in order to get exercised, first your broker has to get assigned,
- then you have to get assigned. Of course if the option closes out
- deep in the money, 99.9% of everybody who didn't close out their
- position will get assigned.
- :
-
- gt
-