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When Do We Sell Our Covered Call Writing Stocks?

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...
Covered Call Writing In India

Covered Call Writing In India

Apr 20, 2013 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies

I recently learned that covered call writing comes in all shapes and sizes. Although we are honored to have a significant number of international members, most trade US stocks on US exchanges with the rules we are familiar with. But what if the rules were different?...

Portfolio Management- Organized Lists To Improve Our Option Profits For Covered Call Writing

Feb 4, 2012 | Option Trading Basics

How to trade options: I am a big believer in setting yourself up for success. This is accomplished through education, motivation, commitment and organization. Investors reading this article and others are definitely seeking education, and are motivated and committed....

Strike Price Selection- A Critical Covered Call Decision

Dec 31, 2011 | Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing requires a logical sequence of stock and option decisions. Once we have screened our stocks to locate the greatest performing stocks in the greatest performing industries we must make a decision as to which strike price to use. Our choices...

Covered Call Writing: Managing Stocks That Have Gapped Down

Dec 24, 2011 | Fundamental Analysis

Every once in a while, when using our covered call writing strategy a stock will gap up or down. A gap is a break between prices on a chart that occurs when the price of a stock makes a sharp move up or down with no trading occurring in between. Gaps can be created...
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