If you need to ask such a basic question concerning option trading, then you need to read up on the subject more BEFORE you jump into these shark infested waters on Wall St. ... or the blood in the water could be yours.
Message boards are notoriously full of good intentions (I would hope) but often the answers are wrong or not complete. or only half right depending on the circumstances. After all, it is YOUR money at risk here and not mine... so free advice at times can have very expensive consequences.
Just trying to be helpful.
***PinewoodsBear***