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Selling Cash-Secured Puts: 2 Favorable Outcomes
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell cash-secured puts (CSPs), we are getting paid to undertake the contractual obligation to buy the holders shares at a price that we (the sellers) determine, called the strike price, by a date that we determine, called the expiration...
BCI PODCAST 114 The Poor Man’s Covered Call Selecting the Best LEAPS Strikes
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-ellman/episodes/114--The-Poor-Mans-Covered-Call-Selecting-the-Best-LEAPS-Strikes-e2c8onu When initiating our PMCC trades, we must make sure the long and short call strikes meet our...
Risk-Reward Profile When Rolling-Up Our Cash-Secured Put Trades
click ↑ 4 Featured One of our available cash-secured put trade exit strategies is rolling-up to generate an additional income stream (or multiple income streams). The disadvantage of this position management approach is that we are bringing the strike closer to...
How to Manage Near-The-Money Put Strikes as Expiration Approaches
click ↑ 4 Featured Many option traders who sell cash-secured puts prefer not to take possession of the underlying shares. Typically, when a trade is structured, the strike is out-of-the-money (OTM- lower than current market value). Exercise will occur when the share...
Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator to Mitigate Losses + BCI-Only Webinar Registration Link
click ↑ 4 Featured Our covered call writing positions are at risk when share price declines substantially. We do have, however, our exit strategy arsenal to protect against catastrophic losses. This article will show a real-life example of such a scenario with Novo...
BCI PODCAST 113: How to Select the Best Strikes for Collar Trades
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-ellman/episodes/113--How-to-Select-the-Best-Strikes-for-Collar-Trades-e2bf28p Collar trades are covered call writing trades with a protective put. This podcast will discuss strike...
How to Calculate Rolling-Up Cash-Secured Put Trades: The BCI Trade Management Calculator + $50.00 Discount Coupon
click ↑ 4 Featured When we roll-up our cash-secured put trades, we are required to place additional cash into our brokerage accounts to secure the higher strike 2nd trade. This article will detail how to accurately calculate both initial and rolling-up trades using...
How to Establish a Bear Market Cash-Secured Put Trade
click ↑ 4 Featured In bear and volatile market conditions, we may opt to take a defensive posture with our cash-secured put trades. One technique to accomplish this conservative approach is to use implied volatility (IV) to determine an approximate trading range for...
How to Use Stock Options to Lower Our Breakeven Price Points: The Stock Repair Strategy
click ↑ 4 Featured Stock options can be used to mitigate losses on shares we own at a higher price than current market value. Some investors will buy more shares at the new lower price and average-down, thereby adding more cash to an already losing trade. This article...
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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
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