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BCI PODCAST 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income
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 5. Improper Timing of our Covered Call Trades Can Lead to lost Opportunities
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
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
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...
Managing In-The-Money Strikes When Share Price Moves Higher
When we sell in-the-money call options, we are generating initial time-value profit that meets our stated goals plus creating downside protective of that time-value profit in the form of intrinsic -value. The disadvantage of these options is that we do not benefit...
Risky Stocks Can Result in Challenging Decisions
Writing covered calls with high-volatility stocks will result in higher premiums. That's the good news. These securities may also decline substantially below the strike price and cause option premium to pale in comparison to the share depreciation. That's the bad...
BCI Podcast 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income
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...
Setting Up a Portfolio of NASDAQ and S&P 500 Stocks In a User-Friendly and Time-Efficient Manner + New Products and Discount Coupons
Many covered call writers and put-sellers favor a portfolio mix of blue-chip and tech companies and turn to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq exchange for locating the best underlying securities. Since this benchmark and exchange total nearly 4000 stocks, locating an...
BCI Podcast 9. Timing Our Covered Call Trades
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Understanding the option Greeks will help guide us on when to buy a stock, sell an option, and prepare for exit strategy opportunities. This podcast will discuss, Theta, calculations, and position management opportunities as it...
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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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