Standard covered call writing contracts consists of 100 shares deliverable. When we sell one standard covered call contract we are agreeing to sell (deliver) 100 shares. Since many retail investors lack the capital to first buy 100 shares of expensive underlying securities or even the options themselves, new products known as mini options were created. […]
Covered Call Writing With Protective Puts: A Proposed Strategy
When protective puts are integrated into our covered call writing strategy it is known as the collar strategy. The covered call aspect of the trade generates cash flow and the protective put leg serves as an insurance policy against catastrophic share depreciation. Recently, one of our members, Gary, shared with me a related strategy he had […]
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Jay Geoff, That is a really neat idea about selling
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Sunny Alan, I'm rereading your 'Covered Cal
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Geoff Cindy: If you're selling ITM covered calls
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Alan Ellman Scott, The strategy you are referring to is the
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Cindy Hi, For the premium service of list of stock or
