Category: Investments
-
How to Screen for Options with optionDash
Covered calls are a popular way to generate income from an equity portfolio. But, of course, the challenge is finding stocks that offer the right balance of safety, yield, and…
-
Top 5 Covered Call ETFs (2022)
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become a popular way for investors to access countless strategies, including covered calls. From smart beta to actively managed funds, there are many different ways for…
-
How to Get Approved for Option Trading
Options have become a popular way to speculate, hedge against risk, and even generate income. If you’re interested in trading options, you must apply for special permission from your brokerage.…
-
How to Find Stocks with High Option Premiums
Stock options provide traders and investors with a lot of flexibility when leveraging returns or generating income. While there are many different strategies, success often boils down to a consistent,…
-
How to Find the Right Covered Call Advisor
Stocks, bonds, and funds are the most popular securities for investors to achieve their financial goals. For example, target-date retirement funds provide an easy way to balance growth, risk, and…
-
How the Wheel Option Strategy Works
There are many different options strategies designed to generate an income. While covered calls are the most popular, traders may also use iron condors, butterfly spreads, diagonal spreads or calendar…
-
How to Roll a Covered Call
The stock market is inherently unpredictable and even low-risk strategies can be ruined by new information. For example, covered calls provide a convenient way to boost portfolio income, but there…
-
How Option Greeks Affect Covered Calls
The concept of a stock option is fairly straightforward: It provides the right or obligation to buy or sell a stock at a specified time and price. Of course, the…
-
Generate an Income from Credit Spreads
Income investing is popular among investors in or approaching retirement, but there are few good choices during periods of record-low interest rates. Exchange-traded options provide an easy way to generate…
-
Buying Protection with a Married Put
The stock market is known for rising during both times of euphoria and fear. For instance, the stock market hit record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic despite extremely high levels…