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Protective Puts and the Collar Strategy: Selecting the Best Strike Prices/ Last Chance for Holiday Orders

Protective Puts and the Collar Strategy: Selecting the Best Strike Prices/ Last Chance for Holiday Orders

Dec 15, 2018 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing, when combined with protective puts, is known as the collar strategy. The maximum gain is established by the short call strike while the maximum loss is defined by the long put strike. For example, if a stock is purchased for $48.00 per share and...
The Collar Strategy from a Delta Perspective

The Collar Strategy from a Delta Perspective

Jan 6, 2018 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

When covered call writing is combined with protective puts the strategy is known as the collar strategy. The short call places a ceiling on gains and the long put represents a floor protecting losses. The two option positions should result in a net credit. Typically,...
Using Delta to Determine the Amount of Risk in Our Option-Selling Positions

Using Delta to Determine the Amount of Risk in Our Option-Selling Positions

Sep 17, 2016 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are low-risk option-selling strategies used to generate monthly cash flow. Low-risk does not mean no risk so how can we measure the degree of risk we are undertaking? Let’s first all agree that any strategy that...
Protective Puts: Selecting the Best Strike Price

Protective Puts: Selecting the Best Strike Price

Jun 4, 2016 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

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 strategy as a whole is referred to as a collar. When a put option is purchased on the...
What Do Bernie Madoff and Covered Call Writing Have In Common?

What Do Bernie Madoff and Covered Call Writing Have In Common?

Feb 6, 2016 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Podcasts, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing is my favorite stock investment strategy and Bernie Madoff is one of the world’s most infamous sociopaths. How can they exist in the same article title? This week, ABC-TV is showing a mini-series documenting the rise and fall of Bernie...
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