ASK ALAN #181 How Delta Factors into our Strike Price Selection

Alan answers a question posed by Vinh, who asks:

Alan,
I am new member. I would like to ask how much Delta to use to enter a covered call trade for in-the-money strikes to get adequate protection. I am looking at AMD trading at $50.10 for the July 17, 2020 contracts.
Thanks, Vinh

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Alan Ellman loves options trading so much he has written four top selling books on the topic of selling covered calls, one about put-selling and a sixth book about long-term investing. Alan is a national speaker for The Money Show, The Stock Traders Expo and the American Association of Individual Investors. He also writes financial columns for both US and International publications along with his own award-winning blog.. He is a retired dentist, a personal fitness trainer, successful real estate investor, but he is known mostly for his practical and successful stock option strategies. Google +

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