Jan 31, 2015 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Understanding the concept of implied volatility is essential for successful covered call writing and selling puts. First, implied volatility gives us a window into the “market’s” perception of future price movement. It will also allow us to calculate...
Jan 24, 2015 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
Covered call writers know how important exit strategies are to our ultimate success. Position management skills must be activated when share price rises or falls dramatically and when dividends become an issue or when a strike is in-the-money as expiration of the...
Jan 10, 2015 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Can we use covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts to generate profits when share price declines by 10% in two months in a bear or volatile market environment? I am writing this article on January 5th, 2015, the worst day the market has experienced in over...
Dec 20, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
A Covered combination (“combo trade”) trade is the simultaneous sale of an out-of-the-money (OTM) call and an out-of-the-money put with the same expiration date on 100 shares of a stock or ETF (exchange-traded fund). It consists of a combination of a...
Dec 13, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Combining covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts into a multi-tiered option strategy is one way to hedge against bear and volatile market environments. In my book, Selling Cash-Secured Puts, I refer to this as the PCP or put-call-put-strategy. First I will...
Podcast