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Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis

Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis

May 11, 2019 | 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 already owned. In November 2018, John shared with me a trade he was in with Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL)...
Put-Selling in Margin Accounts

Put-Selling in Margin Accounts

Mar 11, 2017 | 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 put trades. More aggressive investors may want to magnify their returns by leveraging margin accounts. This...
Selling In-The-Money Puts to Generate Higher Premiums: Evaluating a Real-Life Trade

Selling In-The-Money Puts to Generate Higher Premiums: Evaluating a Real-Life Trade

Feb 18, 2017 | 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 covered call writing (PCP strategy) Our strategy goal along with overall market...
Comparing Similar Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Positions

Comparing Similar Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Positions

Apr 16, 2016 | 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 differences between these two strategies. In this article, I will...

The CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT): An Explanation and Evaluation of Lessons Learned

Feb 20, 2016 | 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 portfolio that sells S&P 500 Index (SPX) put options against...
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