3C, man if I were you I wouldn't have any open call positions before I set sail. Trade while you're home for a while and when you've got to leave have your account loaded with long holdings with sold covered calls a month + out if appropriate to reap premiums, or sell a bunch of cash covered puts a month + out to keep your cash busy. You could also have some mass accumulation plays set up I suppose. And I wouldn't go speculative at all on those long holdings. OSTK is about as risky as I'd go. You don't want to come home to any surprises. Fun to think you might come home rich but it's a marathon not a lotto ticket (yeah I know the analogy doesn't work...)