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Stock Option Chains: Open Interest and Volume

December 13th, 2009 · 30 Comments

As covered call writers, we have all looked at option chains. That’s where we determine how much cash will be generated into our accounts when we sell our options. It’s fun! We first inspect the current price of the underlying security (stock or ETF). Then we check out the closest strike prices (I-T-M, A-T-M and [...]

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Tags: Open Interest · Option Volume · Technical Analysis · option chain