Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: The PMCC allows investors to enter a covered call at a much lower cost than traditional covered call writing. There are pros and cons […]

BCI PODCAST 100: Analyzing LEAPS for The Poor Man’s Covered call Strategy (PMCC)
Posted on March 29, 2023 by Alan Ellman in Podcasts

Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts
Posted on August 29, 2020 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies, Uncategorized
Selling cash-secured puts is a strategy similar to, but not precisely the same, as covered call writing. In February 2020, Chevy wrote to me asking for an article or video […]

Covered Puts Are NOT Cash-Secured Puts
Posted on August 10, 2019 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Selling cash-secured puts is one of the go-to strategies in the BCI methodology. There has been some confusion for some of our members who conflate this strategy with covered puts, […]

Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis
Posted on May 11, 2019 by Alan Ellman in Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Selling cash-secured puts can be used to generate monthly cash flow and to buy a stock at a discount. It can also be used to lower the cost-basis of shares […]

Put-Selling in Margin Accounts
Posted on March 11, 2017 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Whether I am selling call or put options I prefer to use a cash account. That’s where we invest and utilize only our own cash to purchase stock and secure […]

Selling In-The-Money Puts to Generate Higher Premiums: Evaluating a Real-Life Trade
Posted on February 18, 2017 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Selling Cash-Secured Puts can be used to accomplish several goals; Generate cash flow Buy a stock at a discount Used as part of a multi-tiered option selling strategy along with […]

Comparing Similar Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Positions
Posted on April 16, 2016 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling
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 […]

The CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT): An Explanation and Evaluation of Lessons Learned
Posted on February 20, 2016 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
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 […]

Using Puts and SelectSector SPDRs to Create an Ultra-Conservative Option-Selling Strategy
Posted on September 5, 2015 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Selling out-of-the-money puts and using top-performing SelectSector SPDRs can be combined to design an extremely defensive option-selling strategy in a volatile market environment like we are currently experiencing. Using Inverse […]

Implied Volatility of ETFs and our Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Decisions
Posted on April 25, 2015 by Alan Ellman in Uncategorized
Covered call writers or cash-secured put sellers who use ETFs (as opposed to individual stocks) tend to be novice put writers, more conservative investors, or have limited funds or time. […]
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