leemalone2k3, nice to see a different strategy here, are you looking for a rise in AAPL near term and buying April put as a leverage? <a href='read_msg.asp?message_id=23089919'>#MSG-23089919</a> AAPL Feb 180.0000 Put (APVNP) @6.70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAPL April 180.0000 put (APVPP) @10.9 <a href=http://www.optionsxpress.com/quote_detail.asp?SessionID=&SYMBOL=.APVNP><img src=http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/charts/big.chart?symb=APV=NP&compidx=aaaaa%3A0&MA=0&MAval=9&uf=0&lf=1&lf2=0&lf3=0&type=4&size=1&state=8&style=320&time=5dy&freq=5mi></a><a href=http://www.optionsxpress.com/quote_detail.asp?SessionID=&SYMBOL=.APVPP><img src=http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/charts/big.chart?symb=APV=PP&compidx=aaaaa%3A0&MA=0&MAval=9&uf=0&lf=1&lf2=0&lf3=0&type=4&size=1&state=8&style=320&time=5dy&freq=5mi></a> <img src=http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=AAPL&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&i=p17817395567&r=8137><img src=http://realtime.bigcharts.com/custom/ameritrade-unified/big.chart?symb=AAPL&compidx=aaaaa%3A0&MA=5&MAval=7&uf=0&lf=256&lf2=4&lf3=1024&type=4&size=1&state=11&sid=AAPL&style=320&time=5dy&freq=15mi>