click ↑ 4 Featured On 10/20/2023, a BCI premium member shared with me a cash-secured put series of trades executed with Charles Shwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). Over the course of 9 months, SCHW dropped […]
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts
Posted on February 24, 2024 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Trading Weekly Options on a 4-Day Trading Week
Posted on January 27, 2024 by Alan Ellman in Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Can we generate meaningful returns writing covered calls or selling cash-secured puts on a 4-day, holiday-shortened trading week? The answer is a resounding yes. This article will […]
Post-Earnings Opportunities: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA)
Posted on January 20, 2024 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Always avoid having an option in place if there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. This applies to covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts as it […]
Combining Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts
Posted on January 13, 2024 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When we integrate both covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts into one multi-tiered option selling strategy, we have our Put-Call-Put or PCP Strategy. Outside the BCI […]
Selling Weekly Puts After Disappointing Earnings Reports: A Real-Life Example with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Posted on December 23, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured We can leverage our knowledge of cash-secured puts to take advantage of common scenarios. In this article, we will detail how to take advantage of a […]
Using the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Sell Weekly Cash-Secured Puts
Posted on December 16, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When selling cash-secured puts, a common strategy goal is to avoid exercise and having shares put to us. This means selling out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes that have a low […]
Buying Back OTM Cash-Secured Puts on Expiration Friday to Avoid Potential Exercise + $25 Discount Coupon
Posted on December 2, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When cash-secured puts are sold, many investors prefer to avoid exercise and having the shares put to them. If the (originally) out-of-the-money (OTM) strike is in-the-money (ITM) as […]
Selling Cash-Secured Puts: 2 Favorable Outcomes
Posted on November 25, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
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 […]
Risk-Reward Profile When Rolling-Up Our Cash-Secured Put Trades
Posted on November 18, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
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 […]
How to Manage Near-The-Money Put Strikes as Expiration Approaches
Posted on November 11, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
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 […]
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