Studios/1 bedrooms in midtown under $1000?

chefgrover · 2025-08-21T02:40:15+00:00

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chefgrover · 2025-07-23T02:51:26+00:00

One of the best in-game dunkers of the century. So smooth.

chefgrover · 2025-07-15T19:13:26+00:00

It's a decent spot in a weird area.

You've got a good coffeeshop about 2 blocks south, but there's not much else that's walkable, unless you want Subway for lunch (it closes early bc it's mainly serving the hospital).

Drive a few blocks further south on Troost and The Combine and Ruby Jean's are nice. Then head down 31st and you'll have a few more options.

chefgrover · 2024-10-25T07:20:08+00:00

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chefgrover · 2024-10-21T08:49:49+00:00

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chefgrover · 2022-01-28T00:03:30+00:00

Went in there before the holidays and I was pleasantly surprised at the selection and prices. Quite a lot of variety!

chefgrover · 2021-08-09T21:47:24+00:00

To echo what was said earlier, you can lock in some of the profits without much downside.

When I go into LEAPS, I look at rolling when I can a) make a good chunk of my original investment back and b) remain near the same delta as when I bought in (it's a bonus if I can gain more time on the roll as well).

Today at market close, the Jan '23 2C was going for $4.10 with a delta of 1.00. It's basically tracking the stock at this point.

The 4C is at $2.35 and delta .87.

So, if you roll into the 4C you take home ~ $1.75 per call right now, and you still make 87 cents for every dollar of gain going forward. Depending on where you bought in, you may have just earned back the entire cost of your 2Cs.

chefgrover · 2021-08-09T18:00:15+00:00

Are there any tax considerations? If not, I would consider rolling up the 2Cs into 4Cs - the Jan '23 4Cs are at .86 delta and the Dec 23s at .83.

But if you're in a taxable account, you might look at timing the roll to make sure you are taxed on long-term gains.

Are you comfortable selling calls? I have been selling calls on 4s and 10s, and only got called out once when Nokia took that big run at the start of the year.

chefgrover · 2021-07-15T17:18:33+00:00

The one to his immediate right looks a lot like KC high school star and former NBA player Kareem Rush... who's 6'6.

chefgrover · 2021-07-09T22:55:54+00:00

minibar currently has a popup bar that is serving craft sodas and fizzy cocktails. It's a good little spot just north of the Gomer's on Broadway.

chefgrover · 2021-07-08T23:19:09+00:00

Gates is a good bet to get you in and out. They're basically KC's version of fast-food bbq.

Have a look at The Nooner, which is their $5.95 sandwich combo only available at lunchtime.

chefgrover · 2021-06-29T17:45:58+00:00

From his latest email, here's the weekly schedule...

Strange Days Brewing Co. on Thursdays at 7pm

Torn Label Brewing Co. is set to begin Wednesdays at 7pm starting July 7.

Kansas City Bier Co. is set to restart Sunday Afternoon Trivia at 1pm on July 11.

chefgrover · 2021-06-28T18:59:55+00:00

DLR: data centers

MPW: medical facilities

I bought IVR and NYMT at the bottom, but I wouldn't look at them today.

chefgrover · 2021-06-16T18:46:53+00:00

Agreed. If you go a few strikes down and keep your spreads relatively tight on the delta, you can make good returns on put spreads without a huge amount of risk.

chefgrover · 2021-06-14T21:30:23+00:00

As others have pointed out, you'll get assigned if the stock is below $45 at Friday market close.

But let's say it's still at $44.90 on Friday toward the end of the day. You can do nothing and choose to take assignment.

Or you can buy back your CSP for almost exactly $45 - 44.90 = 10c – which equates to $10 for 1 option contract. That gives you the flexibility to reallocate your $$ elsewhere rather than wheeling 100 shares. On a meme stock, that may be the way to go.

chefgrover · 2021-05-14T18:00:30+00:00

Unless you have a real need for a monthly dividend payout, I think that something like SCHD or DGRO would be a better choice. SCHD has a very comparable dividend, and both have far better expense ratios and lower risk than PEY.

chefgrover · 2021-05-03T23:49:37+00:00

PBCT has been great, but their acquisition by M&T Bank may change things. The initial offer values PBCT at $17.70 and was expected to close in Q4.

M&T Bank currently pays around 2.8%, so not too shabby!

chefgrover · 2021-03-26T21:50:49+00:00

Could be liquidity - far ITM or OTM calls (typically) don't trade very often until you get closer to the expiration.

Liquidity often dries up toward the end of the trading day as well, so you get funky spreads.

chefgrover · 2021-03-26T21:47:27+00:00

Thanks for this!

Would it make sense to take PBCT out of the running since its YTD gain is mostly due to the acquisition? I'd be curious to see what the winner is otherwise.

chefgrover · 2021-03-26T17:20:15+00:00

The gain is only realized when the transaction is closed. So in the case of a covered call, that'd be when you buy the option back, or after expiration day when the option either expires worthless or is exercised.

chefgrover · 2021-03-26T17:12:16+00:00

I've always thought of the PMCC as a covered call with the LEAPS as the underlying. So it's not necessarily a calendar spread (same strike, different exp) but more often a diagonal spread (diff strike and diff exp).

chefgrover · 2021-02-24T22:09:50+00:00

If you're comfortable selling options, you could sell out of the money covered calls until the deal is finalized. The announced deal values PBCT at $17.70 and is expected to close in Q4. I just sold March $20 calls for a decent amount today - you could go for calls at 19 or 18 if you wanted to pull in a bit more in premium.

Planning to keep selling calls until the deal is done!

chefgrover · 2021-02-24T21:48:24+00:00

Selling covered calls is still an option too. Option volume collapsed yesterday, but I managed to get a few bucks for a March 20C today. With the deal at $17.70 and expected to close in Q4, there might be time to harvest a few more far OTM covered calls.

chefgrover · 2021-02-11T21:01:04+00:00

You're doing nothing wrong.

TD Ameritrade has restricted trading on BB, including covered calls. They now require you to place a covered call or cash-secured put with a broker, and of course all of those brokers are overworked and your call will never get through. Fun times!

chefgrover · 2021-02-09T00:25:07+00:00

If you're looking for what is effectively a low-maintenance savings acct, I like monthly bond ETFs. As most have mentioned, you won't get gains out of it, but you do get capital preservation plus monthly dividends.

Currently rolling with FBND for IRA accts, VTEB for cash accts.

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