Jan 11, 2009 | Options Trade Execution
I am continually finding myself impressed with the level of knowledge of my fellow Blue Collar Investors. One question that has been coming up lately relates to the use of stop loss orders when selling covered call options. This is an order to sell (or buy) a security...
Jan 4, 2009 | Option Trading Basics
Definitions: Implicit in the term covered call writing is the fact that we are selling call options. They are covered because we first own the underlying equities prior to selling the option. Since this is my first article of the new year and given the fact that we...
Dec 21, 2008 | Stock Option Strategies
_________________________________________________________ Blue Collar Mission Statement 1- Become CEO of your own money 2- Become financially independent ___________________________________________________________ Never before have the convictions of the Blue Collar...
Dec 7, 2008 | Investment Basics
If we were to ask the average investor this question: What does the ticker NYX stand for? The most likely answer would be: The New York Stock Exchange. We would respond: Good answer, but you only get partial credit! The reason for this is that in this global economy...
Nov 23, 2008 | Investment Basics
Generally speaking, the main focus of this column is for Blue Collar Investors to share information that will be useful in generating substantial income into our investment portfolios. In normal market conditions we locate the greatest performing stocks in the...