beginners corner
Tag Archives: EDU

American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators

When viewing option chains while crafting our covered call writing portfolios, from time-to-time we will see unusual strike prices. These anomalies are usually associated with various corporate events that result in option contract adjustments. Such events include stock splits, mergers and acquisitions and the one highlighted in this article, special 1-time cash dividends. In July […]

20 Comments Continue Reading →
contract adjustments and covered call writing

Special 1-Time Cash Dividends and Strike Prices of American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Contract adjustments for covered call writing and put-selling are not uncommon events and we must be prepared when they occur. From time to time a certain corporate event will take place that will alter the terms of an equity options contract, making it different from the original standardized terms such as the number of deliverable […]

31 Comments Continue Reading →
covered call writing calculations

Why Option Buyers Pay More for In-The-Money Strikes

When we sell an in-the-money covered call, we are taking a defensive posture and using the intrinsic value component of the premium to protect the time value initial profit. As an example, let’s look at New Oriental Education (NYSE: EDU) on April 7, 2017: EDU priced at $61.50 $60.00 (ITM) call priced at $3.55 Expiration […]

58 Comments Continue Reading →
technical analysis for covered call writing

How To Generate Cash With Elite Stocks: Three Perspectives

Whether we are writing covered calls, selling cash-secured puts or simply buying and selling stocks, the first important requirement is to develop or have access to a quality watch list of elite-performing securities. Once we have purchased a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF), our goal is to make a profit. In this article, three approaches […]

20 Comments Continue Reading →
Special 1-time cash dividends

When Strike Prices Disappear: Contract Adjustments

Stock options are contracts with terms that can change prior to expiration. Mergers, acquisitions, special dividends and stock splits are some of the events that may necessitate the change in terms. Since early September, New Orient Edu&Tech (EDU) has been on the Blue Collar Premium Stock List. In the middle of September I received several […]

5 Comments Continue Reading →