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BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator

BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator

Jun 19, 2025 | Podcasts

A collar trade is a covered call writing-like trade where a protective put is added to the long stock and short call positions. This podcast used a hypothetical example to enter a collar trade, then close and re-sell the short call. 3 columns of the BCI Collar...
BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator

BCI PODCAST 150: Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised

Jun 5, 2025 | Podcasts

When we allow exercise of our cash-secured put sales, there are 3 choices we have: 1- Retain the shares, having purchased them at a discount 2- Write a covered call which is part of our Put-Call-Put (PCP or wheel strategy) 3- Sell the shares at a profit or loss This...
BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator

BCI PODCAST 149: Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills

May 23, 2025 | Podcasts

One of the best approaches to mastering our option-selling trades is to analyze our executed trades and identify and learn from the positives and negatives. This podcast will evaluate a series of trades executed by a BCI member with CLX. Topics discussed in this...
BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator

BCI PODCAST 148: Exit Strategies for Covered Call Writing: “Hitting a Triple”

May 1, 2025 | Podcasts

Position management (exit strategies) is the 3rd required skill for successful, elite option-selling. This podcast will show a real-life example with XLU that shows how an initial covered call return was doubled by implementing our exit strategy arsenal. The BCI...
BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator

BCI PODCAST 147: Best Technology ETFs for Our Option-Selling Portfolios

Apr 17, 2025 | Podcasts

When seeking have a well-diversified quality technology presence in our option-selling portfolios, we can turn to exchange-traded funds. This podcast will compare and evaluate 2 such ETFs, XLK and QQQ. Topics included are top-10 holdings of each security, a comparison...
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