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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1048363, member: 15199"]If a person has physical metal. or owns SLV ETF shares, I would recommend they familiarize themselves with options. Thus when you sell physical metal or SLV or GLD shares, you could buy options a month or more out , at the money or $1 out of the money for a small portion of your sell gain from shares or physical SLV. Thus you retain the majority of your gains and yet still can participate with future appreciation. There is risk of complete loss of the option premium if the price does not appreciate,but it could be less than the loss incurred from decrease in physical metal or the actual shares if you have a medium to large accumulation. This involves simple option calls and almost every broker will allow it since they are risking nothing themselves. Same would be true for GLD.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not recommend options to strangers for ANY other current situations currently, however, there is significant chance that silver and gold may appreciate well beyond this point, and options , since they expire on a certain date, means that you must watch the situation carefully. AIMO. Risk usually determines reward. Ameritrade has excellent educational material.</p><p><br /></p><p>Know what you are doing first though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1048363, member: 15199"]If a person has physical metal. or owns SLV ETF shares, I would recommend they familiarize themselves with options. Thus when you sell physical metal or SLV or GLD shares, you could buy options a month or more out , at the money or $1 out of the money for a small portion of your sell gain from shares or physical SLV. Thus you retain the majority of your gains and yet still can participate with future appreciation. There is risk of complete loss of the option premium if the price does not appreciate,but it could be less than the loss incurred from decrease in physical metal or the actual shares if you have a medium to large accumulation. This involves simple option calls and almost every broker will allow it since they are risking nothing themselves. Same would be true for GLD. I would not recommend options to strangers for ANY other current situations currently, however, there is significant chance that silver and gold may appreciate well beyond this point, and options , since they expire on a certain date, means that you must watch the situation carefully. AIMO. Risk usually determines reward. Ameritrade has excellent educational material. Know what you are doing first though. Jim[/QUOTE]
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