When we write a covered call option we are obligated to sell our shares at any time from the option sale to contract expiration if the option buyer decides to […]
Early Exercise Due to Dividend Capture: Theoretical and Practical Applications
Posted on August 25, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
Reasons for Early Exercise
Posted on March 31, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Our covered call writing and put-selling options can be exercised at any time from the moment we sell these options until 4 PM ET on expiration Friday. This is the […]
Index Options And Exchange-Traded Funds Options: A Comparison
Posted on September 13, 2014 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
Writers of covered calls and cash-secured puts use stocks or exchange-traded funds as the underlying securities. It is the value of these securities that give value to our option premiums. […]
Early Exercise: I Don’t Want To Sell My AAPL Shares
Posted on March 15, 2014 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Covered call writing obligates us to sell our shares to the option buyer at any time up to 4PM ET on expiration Friday should the buyer choose to exercise those options. […]
Early Exercise and Assignment of Options
Posted on January 12, 2013 by Alan Ellman in Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
When we sell a covered call option, we are undertaking an obligation for which we are well paid. Should the option holder decide to exercise that option, we must sell […]
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