Stock options strategies, including covered call writing, factor in a multitude of parameters including fundamental and technical analysis as well as many common sense principles. In my books, DVDs and seminars […]

Covered Call Writing: Factors That Affect The Value Of Our Option Premiums
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 options contract to be […]

Covered Call Writing: Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy
Mid-Contract Unwind: The major concern for covered call writers is the stock price dropping in value. The option premium collected is money in the bank. Most of our exit strategies are […]

LEAPS and Covered Call Writing
Wait a minute! What if I buy a call option instead of the stock and then sell a call option on that option? I’ll be spending less money than outright […]

The Out-Of-The-Money Strike- Pros and Cons
Whenever a study is performed on covered call writing a stock is selected and the nearest out-of-the-money (O-T-M) strike is sold. This is repeated over and over and then the […]

Protective Puts- The Collar Strategy
As safe a strategy that covered call writing is, there is some risk…the risk is in the stock, not in selling the option. That is why some investors who utilize […]

Using Covered Call Options to Increase the Value of Your Stock
If you had a $1000.00 more today than you did yesterday, is your net worth +$1000.00 or does it depend where that cash came from (this is not one of […]
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