Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings
When we initiate a covered call trade by first buying a stock and then selling a call option, our cost-basis, in the BCI methodology, is the lower of the stock price or strike price. If we sell an in-the-money (ITM) strike, we deduct the intrinsic-value component of...
BCI PODCAST 45 Implied Volatility and Expected price Movement During the Life of Option Contracts
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Implied volatility (IV) is a critical concept to option traders. There are some misconceptions regarding the significance of these IV stats. This podcast will define IV and use a real-life example with an exchange-traded fund to...
How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)
Covered call writing is associated with 2 legs: we are long the stock and short the call option. If we add a protective put, we have converted the covered call trade to a collar trade which has both a floor (put strike) and a ceiling (call strike). The traditional...
BCI PODCAST 44 Can We Use ITM Strikes to Create a No Risk Covered Call Strategy?
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: This podcast will dissect a proposed no-risk strategy involving closing a covered call trade when share price moves to breakeven. A real-life example with PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is used to consider intrinsic-value,...
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- 126. Analyzing the Status of a Rolling-Down Trade
- 124. Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes
- 123. Implied Volatility, IV Rank and IV Percentile Defined and Practical Applications
- BCI PODCAST 122: Should I Roll-Out My Deep In-The-Money Call Option Mid-Contract?
- BCI PODCAST 121: What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)?
- 120. Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions
- 119. Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings
- 118. Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation
- 117. When a Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money
- 116. How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form