May 18, 2019 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Portfolio overwriting is a covered call writing alternative strategy where out-of-the-money call options are sold against long-term buy-and-hold positions. Generally, these stocks are of a low cost-basis and generate dividend income. We want to avoid assignment to...
Oct 6, 2018 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Diversification is one of the key common-sense requirements when selling covered calls or cash-secured puts. When using individual stocks, the BCI guidelines are a minimum requirement of 5 different stocks in 5 different industries where any one position cannot...
Sep 29, 2018 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Portfolio Overwriting is covered call writing using existing long-term buy-and-hold securities. It implies low cost-basis shares, dividend-bearing stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since we don’t want our shares called away while generating additional...
Oct 28, 2017 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Portfolio overwriting is a covered call writing-like strategy where we sell call options against long-term buy-and-hold securities. Generally, these are low-cost basis stocks that are dividend-bearing and trading in non-sheltered accounts. We want to leverage these...
Oct 1, 2016 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
Covered call writing involves first buying a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF) and then selling call options on those shares. Each contract we sell requires us to buy 100 shares of the underlying. This can be a challenge for some investors who may look for stock...
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