Jul 5, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
Weekly options (weeklys) are becoming an attractive choice for many covered call writers. These are options that expire every week rather than the more conventional monthly options. Weeklys are listed each week except that no new Weeklys are listed that would expire...
Jun 21, 2014 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
The risk in covered call writing is in the stock purchased not in the option sold. Sound familiar? It’s in all my books and DVD Programs and mentioned in my seminars and webinars. Yet it appears when we look at our brokerage statements that this concept is not...
Jun 7, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
Mastering stock and strike price selection are key components in successful covered call writing. There is no one factor that will dictate our choices but rather a mosaic of bits of information which will lead us to the best selections. In this article, I will discuss...
May 31, 2014 | Investment Basics, Stock Investing
In Volume 1 of the Complete Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing, I addressed the importance of compounding profits and discussed the Rule of 72 (the time it takes to double your money based on annualized return on investments). In this related article, I will...
May 24, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Covered call writing is a strategy we use to generate consistent monthly cash flow, re-invest profits and ultimately to become financially independent. We strive to beat the market by using sound fundamental, technical and common sense principles. But why are we...
May 17, 2014 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
Covered call writing is a stock option strategy with primary goals of income generation and capital preservation. Most of us are conservative investors who use the power of education to master an investment strategy better than most everyone else using the same...
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