Jan 4, 2009 | Option Trading Basics
Definitions: Implicit in the term covered call writing is the fact that we are selling call options. They are covered because we first own the underlying equities prior to selling the option. Since this is my first article of the new year and given the fact that we...
Oct 26, 2008 | Option Trading Basics
This past Thursday and Saturday I conducted a webinar series attended by investors throughout the United States and Canada. I am humbled by the response and supportive emails that you sent during and after the presentations. Thank you. Investors had the opportunity to...
Jul 27, 2008 | Option Trading Basics
Avoid Earnings Reports like the plague! That’s what I promote in my book and DVD Series, Cashing in on Covered Calls. I stand by that premise for many reasons, the most important is the one that relates to the great returns I have been getting. But ERs do give...
Jul 20, 2008 | Option Trading Basics
So you sold an options contract for $380 and generated a 3.5% 1-month return. Did you ever wonder how the market determined the value of that contract to be $380? The simple equation that most of us know and understand is the following: Option premium = Intrinsic...
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