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Rolling Out on Expiration Friday

July 18th, 2010 · 24 Comments

This past Friday, July 16th represented the expiration of the July contracts. Most of our stocks were due  to report earnings during the August cycle so these equities would NOT be eligible for an expiration Friday exit strategy like rolling out or rolling out and up. One stock that had a mixed chart pattern that [...]

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Tags: Ellman Calculator · Rolling Out · Rolling Out and Up · S&P 500 · exit strategies · option chain

Mid-Contract Exit Strategy- “Hitting a Double”

November 8th, 2009 · 60 Comments

Would you like to generate $868 into your brokerage account in less than 10 minutes? If so, this article is a must read. What distinguishes us from most covered call writers is that we manage our positions (when indicated) through a series of exit strategies. Most investors who write calls, sell the option and then pray for [...]

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Tags: economic news · exit strategies · hitting a double

Using Covered Call Options to Increase the Value of Your Stock

July 5th, 2009 · 11 Comments

If you had a $1000.00 more today than you did yesterday, is your net worth +$1000.00 or does it depend where that cash came from (this is not one of my trick questions). What if you earned it at your job? Investment income? Found it on the street? Gift from grandma? Got lucky at the [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · S&P 500 · economic news · exit strategies