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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Said ✧  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Selling calls?
Date: 09/18/26 3:40 AM
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As more I think about it as more I want to sincerely apologise for this:

Said: I wouldn´t be surprised if Jim were currently busy on his PC, doing exactly what you have in mind (being part gambler I bought puts instead :)

That was written far too spontaneously, without thinking. Yes, I bought puts with BRK.B at $520 and sold them at $510 --- but that´s sooo different from selling covered calls and eventually having the stock called away, a totally different risk (not to lose "gambling money", but to be out of Berkshire eventually forever) --- as Bluehorseshoe just pointed out.

So my apologies to anyone my post might have supported in selling covered calls. That´s the difference to Jim and others. I write too spontaneously, seeing the flaws in what I say afterwards (or never). So take them with many grains of salt.
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