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The price of the share is about $81.30. I have sold all contracts of January'13 77.5 CALL - $3.90 and all contracts of January'13 72.5 CALL - $8.80. This funds cover all the total expenses to the combination.

Yesterday NOVEMBER'12 87.5 CALL was depreciated. The combination loss is $6.914 or 15.36%.

Yesterday the share fell to $72. At this moment the combination had huge disbalance of premiums of calls and puts. So i have bought 47 contracts January'13 72.5 CALL - $3.10.

Yesterday i have closed the combination: bought short 32 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 82.5 PUT - $0.25, sold 42 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 92.5 PUT - $7.40, sold 27 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 82.5 CALL - $2.91. NOVEMBER'12 87.5 CALL i leave it for a while.

The price of the share is about $76.60. I have sold all contracts of NOVEMBER'12 87.5 PUT - $10.80 and have bought 47 contracts of January'13 77.5 PUT - $4.25 and 47 contracts of January'13 77.5 CALL - $3.05.

The price of the share is near $83. Now the premiums of positions of the combination are: NOVEMBER'12 92.5 CALL - $0.10, NOVEMBER'12 92.5 PUT - $9.70, NOVEMBER'12 87.5 CALL - $0.56, short NOVEMBER'12 82.5 PUT - $1.95. The combination has huge disbalance, it means that in the case of growth share, the loss of the combination will increase. So i have bought 10 contracts of short NOVEMBER'12 82.5 PUT at $1.95 and buy 27 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 82.5 CALL at $2.43. The expenses was increased by $8,025. Total expenses are $44.565.

The price of the share is about $80.70. The combination has disbalance of premiums of calls and put: NOVEMBER'12 87.5 CALL - $0.38; NOVEMBER'12 87.5 PUT - $6.95; NOVEMBER'12 82.5 CALL - $1.68. So i bought 47 contracts of DECEMBER'12 82.5 CALL ($2.55). Total expenses to the combination were increased to $60,865.

At opening the price of the share is about $83. To balance the combination i have bought 47 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 82.5 CALL ($3.40). Total expenses to the combination were increased to $48,880.

At opening the combination had critical disbalance put and calls. So i have opened short position - 42 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 82.5 PUT ($2.95). Total expenses to the combination were decreased to $36,540.

Today the share price fell to $87.05. When the price share was $88-88.2 premiums of the combination were: NOVEMBER'12 92.5 CALL - $1.80 and NOVEMBER'12 92.5 PUT - $6.60. Disbalance of Calls and Puts was critical, so i have bought 42 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 87.5 CALL ($3.90). Total expenses to the combination increased to $48,930.

I propose you to observe the process of my next option combination conducting. Size of investment for one combination is 50,000$. For purchase straddle i put no more than 2/3 total amount of investment. The remained sum is necessary for management of a combination.Today i opened long straddle of CAT (Caterpillar Inc.). It has been bought 42 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 92.5 CALL ($3.15 ) and 42 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 92.5 PUT ($4.60). In purchase it has been spent: 7.75*100*42=$32.550. Further i will conduct the combination.

I propose you to observe the process of my next option combination conducting. Size of investment for one combination is 50,000$. For purchase straddle i put no more than 2/3 total amount of investment. The remained sum is necessary for management of a combination. Today i opened long straddle of OXY (Occidental Petroleum Corporation). It has been bought 47 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 87.5 CALL ($3.19) and 47 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 87.5 PUT ($3.81). In purchase it has been spent: 7.0*100*47=$32,900. Further i will conduct the combination.

The share is near $94. It is time to close the combination. I do it at bid price: NOVEMBER'12 85 CALL - $9.90, NOVEMBER'12 90 PUT - $2.72. Total profit is: (($9,90+$2,72)-$9,95)*35*100=$9,345 or 18.7%.

The share is near $93. It is time to close the combination. I do it at bid price: OCTOBER'12 85 CALL - $9.05, OCTOBER'12 90 PUT - $1.56. Total profit is: (($9,05+$1,56)-$6,32)*46*100=$19,734 or 39.47%.

The share is a little over $90. Premiums (average) of the positions of the combination are: OCTOBER'12 90 PUT - $2.60, OCTOBER'12 90 CALL - $2.80, OCTOBER'12 85 CALL - $6.05. I have close all contracts of OCTOBER'12 90 CALL - $2.80. Expences per unit to combination was reduced to $6.32.

The share (APA) is near $92.50. At this time I have sold SEPTEMBER'12 82.5 CALL - $10.05, OCTOBER'12 87.5 PUT - $1.14. Profit of the combination is: ($10.05+$1.14)-$8.65=$2.54 per unit. Net profit is: 2.54*100*33=$8.382 or 19.15%.

At opening the share is trading near $90. Premiums of the positions of the combination are: NOVEMBER'12 90 CALL - $3.90, NOVEMBER'12 90 PUT - 4.60$, NOVEMBER'12 85 CALL - $6.70. I sold all contracts of NOVEMBER'12 90 CALL. Expences to combination was reduced to $9.95. Current profit of combination is $1.60 or 11.5%.

The share is near $86.7. Premiums of the positions of the combination are: OCTOBER'12 90 PUT ($5.15), OCTOBER'12 90 CALL ($1.37), OCTOBER'12 85 CALL ($3.75), short OCTOBER'12 80 PUT ($1.12). Today i have closed short OCTOBER'12 80 PUT ($1.12). The investments were increased to $9.12 per unit. Total investments to combination now is: 9.12*100*46=$41.952. Current profit of the combination is $5.290.

The share came close to $113. So i have closed the combination: SEPTEMBER'12 105 CALL - $8.05 and OCTOBER'12 100 PUT ($0.97). The loss of combination is $920 or 2%.

Today the price of the share decreased to $82.25. Profit of combination is $0.50, it is too small. So i have opened short position - 46 contracts of OCTOBER'12 80 PUT (2.60$). This position is covered by long OCTOBER'12 90 PUT. The investments were reduced to $8.0 per unit (total investments to combination now is: 8.0*100*46=$36.800). At the moment of opening short OCTOBER'12 80 PUT premiums of long positions were: OCTOBER'12 90 PUT - $8.80, OCTOBER'12 90 CALL - $0.52, OCTOBER'12 85 CALL - $1.85.

The share is near $85. To balance the combination i have bought 46 contracts of OCTOBER'12 85 CALL ($3.50). In purchase of third position it has been spent: 3.50*100*46=$16.100.

Now share is trading near $85. It is necessary to conduct the combination. So i have bought 35 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 85 CALL (4.40$). In purchase it has been spent: 4.40*100*35=$15.400. Total investments to the combination is $48.475.

To balance calls and puts i have bought 40 contracts of OCTOBER'12 100 PUT ($2.35). In purchase of third position it has been spent: 2,35*100*40=$9.400. Total investments to the combination is $37.000.

I propose you to observe the process of my next option combination conducting. Size of investment for one combination is 50,000$. For purchase straddle i put no more than 2/3 total amount of investment. The remained sum is necessary for management of a combination. Today i opened long straddle of OXY (Occidental Petroleum Corporation). It has been bought 46 contracts of OCTOBER'12 90 CALL (2.69$) and 46 contracts of OCTOBER'12 90 PUT (4.41$). In purchase it has been spent: 9.45*100*46=$32,660. Further i will conduct the combination.

I propose you to observe the process of my next option combination conducting. Size of investment for one combination is 50,000$. For purchase straddle i put no more than 2/3 total amount of investment. The remained sum is necessary for management of a combination. Today i opened long straddle of CAT (Caterpillar Inc.). It has been bought 35 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 90 CALL (4.57$) and 35 contracts of NOVEMBER'12 90 PUT (4.88$). In purchase it has been spent: 9.45*100*35=$33,075. Further i will conduct the combination.