When viewing option chains while crafting our covered call writing portfolios, from time-to-time we will see unusual strike prices. These anomalies are usually associated with various corporate events that result […]
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators
Posted on June 30, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Special 1-Time Cash Dividends and Strike Prices of American Depository Receipts (ADRs)
Posted on March 24, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Contract adjustments for covered call writing and put-selling are not uncommon events and we must be prepared when they occur. From time to time a certain corporate event will take […]
ASHR: Exchange-Traded Fund in the Spotlight
Posted on June 13, 2015 by Alan Ellman in Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Put-selling, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer covered call writers and put-sellers the advantage of instant diversification and generally have a lower implied volatility associated with them compared to individual stocks. Whether we […]
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