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My suggestion today is the Sell to Open (1) September 30th $24.50 call for every October $22 calls you own.
The September 30th - $24.50 calls are quoted at $.25 to $.47, with the last trade at $.36.
Try and sell them for $.36. If you get filled at $.36, you will have collected $.58 per contract against the longer term calls.
The October $22 call's cost basis will be reduced to $.81 with a maximum value of $1.50.
Based on the nominal portfolio, the sale will be 20 contracts.
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