With expiration Friday and earnings season fast approaching our common sense principles (see chapter 8 of my latest book) become even more important. Never sell a covered call option with an upcoming earnings report is a critical BCI rule. But what if you own a stock and love it! Hopefully, your admiration for the stock […]

Covered Call Writing and Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report
Posted on January 14, 2012 by Alan Ellman in Stock Option Strategies

[BCI Podcast] Beginners Corner Lesson 2: Option Basics
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Alan Ellman in Podcasts
Included In This Podcast: General Definitions Covered call writing: An overview The strike price as it relates to the stock price In-the-money At-the-money Out-of-the-money The option premium or how you get paid as it relates to the strike price Intrinsic value Time value The Options Chain

Strike Price Selection- A Critical Covered Call Decision
Posted on December 31, 2011 by Alan Ellman in 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 include: in-the-money at (near)-the-money out-of-the-money Let’s look at the options chain for […]

Triple Witching Friday- Coming to YOUR Portfolio on March 20th! plus Industry in the Spotlight
Posted on February 15, 2009 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics
Triple Witching Friday…..what a scary term! Is it the day after Halloween? NO. Is it a hazing ritual for a college fraternity? Not even close. Well then, what is it ? It is an event that takes place when stock index futures, stock index options and stock options all expire on the same day. Triple […]
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- 91. Portfolio Overwriting Analyzed
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- 89. Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep ITM Covered Call Options?
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