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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: Engr27 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Calls: end of an era?
Date: 10/28/23 7:34 AM
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One aspect of long-dated BRK calls I've never seen discussed is that I wouldn't actually exercise the call. I would sell it (and possibly roll out) a year or so before expiration.

If you buy a call 2 years out and sell it one year out it will retain about 70% of its time value, which accounts for the implied interest. This means that the "interest" charged in the first year is only about 30% of the total, significantly lowering the implied interest rate.

I haven't had my coffee yet, so maybe this is an illusion.
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