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BCI PODCAST 11. The Collar Strategy with Long Term Protective Puts

BCI PODCAST 11. The Collar Strategy with Long Term Protective Puts

Jul 9, 2020 | Podcasts

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: This podcast discusses the pros and cons of using long-term protective puts with short-term call options. The strategy has financial advantages but some drawbacks that must be considered before employing this approach to covered...
BCI PODCAST 11. The Collar Strategy with Long Term Protective Puts

BCI PODCAST 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income

Jul 8, 2020 | Podcasts

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: This video discusses a strategy that seeks to generate 3 income streams with the same trade: option-premium, dividend income and share appreciation when using out-of-the-money call strikes. Ex-dividend dates play a major role in...
BCI PODCAST 11. The Collar Strategy with Long Term Protective Puts

BCI Podcast 5. Improper Timing of our Covered Call Trades Can Lead to lost Opportunities

Jul 8, 2020 | Podcasts

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Learning when to enter stock and option trades along with precise execution of exit strategies will lead to the highest levels of returns. Real-live examples with 3 stocks are highlighted in this podcast. BECOME A BCI MEMBER...
Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios

Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios

Jul 4, 2020 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are stock option strategies with primary goals of income generation and capital preservation. Most of us are conservative investors who seek to beat the market on a consistent basis while minimizing portfolio risk....
Market Volatility and Our Option-Selling Trades: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Returns

Market Volatility and Our Option-Selling Trades: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Returns

Jun 27, 2020 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

Options trading basics teaches us that the VIX or CBOE Volatility Index reflects the market’s expectation of the upcoming 30-day volatility. It measures market risk and is also known as the investor fear gauge. With this in mind, option-sellers are faced with a...
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