“Selling cash-secured puts is the exact same strategy as covered call writing”. We hear that over and over…except that it’s not. These two strategies have the same risk/reward profiles and […]
Exchange-Traded Fund Option-Selling in Bear Markets
Covered call writing and put-selling can be used in most market conditions including bear markets. In my books and DVDs, I detail the use of in-the-money call options (strikes lower […]
Protective Puts: Selecting the Best Strike Price
Covered call writing involves buying a stock and selling a call option. When a put is also purchased to avoid significant downside loss, it is referred to as a protective put and the […]
Defensive Call and Put Positions in Bear and Volatile Markets
Strike price selection can be tailored to our covered call writing and put-selling trades based on overall market assessment. In bear and volatile market conditions we favor in-the-money calls and […]
Comparing Similar Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Positions
Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are similar strategies that do have certain differences. In my book, Selling Cash-Secured Puts, Figure 68 on page 214 highlights the similarities and […]
How Bankruptcy Impacts Call and Put Options
We sell a covered call or cash-secured put and then the underlying company files for bankruptcy. What happens next? How are our positions effected? Let me premise my remarks by saying how […]
Creating Multiple Income Streams in the Same Month when Selling Puts
Selling cash-secured puts allows us to generate a monthly cash flow by undertaking the option obligation. There are many occasions when we can enhance these returns to even higher levels […]
Delta and Theta and their Impact on our Covered Call and Put-Selling Positions
The Greeks play a major role in both covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts. Understanding these factors and tailoring our strategy based on this insight will allow us to […]
The CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT): An Explanation and Evaluation of Lessons Learned
The PutWrite Index (“PUT” or “$PUT) is an index created by the CBOE (Chicago Board options Exchange) which acts as a benchmark index that measures the performance of a hypothetical […]
Delta and Declining Stocks: Comparing Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling
“Covered call writing and put-selling are exactly the same strategies” Now you haven’t heard that from me but we have all heard it often enough to wonder why so many […]
Podcast
- 110. Exit Strategies Are Important But Must Be Timed Properly
- 109. Delta and Strike Selection for Covered call Writing
- 108. Establishing Our Cost Basis in a Multi Step Managed Trade
- 107: Even and Odd Stock Splits Understanding Contract Adjustments
- 106. "Hitting a Double" with Procter & Gamble: A Covered Call Writing Exit Strategy
- 105. The Poor Man's Covered Call: Rolling Options
- 104. Special 1 Time Dividends and Contract Adjustments
- 103. The Collar Strategy Using Long-Term Put Expirations
- 102. Analyzing Market Assessment Based on Portfolio Setup
- 101. Covered Call Writing: "Hitting a Double" on the Last day of a Contract
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