For the strategies of covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts, we are selling the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell 100 shares of the underlying security. That security can be a stock or and exchange-traded fund (ETF). In this article, I will highlight ETFs and demonstrate a few approaches to funding […]

Exchange-Traded Funds: Funding Option-Selling Portfolios With ETFs
Posted on January 17, 2015 by Alan Ellman in Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies

Writing Covered Calls On Broad Market Exchange-Traded Funds
Posted on July 18, 2014 by Alan Ellman in Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
The initial main step for covered call writers is to select the best underlying security. This choice will vary from investor to investor based on goals and risk tolerance. Some of our members prefer exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a strategy I use in my mother’s portfolio. ETFs offer the advantages of instant diversification, less volatility (in […]
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