Tag: Covered Calls
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Starting a Position with a Covered Straddle
There are many different option strategies that investors can use to generate an income. While covered calls generate income from an existing long stock position, a covered straddle can be…
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Calls or Puts: Which Is Better for Income?
Stock options generally fall into two main categories, but they can be combined in countless ways to create diverse strategies. Option income strategies are designed to capitalize on time decay…
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Covered Call Pros and Cons
Covered calls can be a powerful way to earn extra income from stocks you already own. Like any strategy, they come with trade-offs. Before diving into how they work, it…
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3 Covered Call Examples & the Outcomes
Learn how covered calls work by looking at three scenarios illustrating the best to worst cases – and tips for managing positions to mitigate risk.
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Calls and Puts: The Basics of Trading Options
When most people think about investing, they think about trading stocks, but that’s not necessarily the only (or best) choice for those looking to generate income from an investment portfolio.…
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Best Option Trading Strategy for a Portfolio Paycheck
There is an options trading strategy that offers a powerful, yet often overlooked, opportunity for generating consistent monthly income. An increasing numbers of investors use this strategy – and thousands…
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Using Covered Calls to Boost Retirement Income
Learn how covered calls can help you boost retirement income and bridge the gap between stocks and bonds.
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Can Option Trading Really Give You Safer Retirement Income?
Option trading may sound like a risky endeavor, but like most investments, it’s only as risky as you make it. After all, stock investing can be incredibly risky if you’re…
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How Covered Calls Can Help You Rebalance Your Portfolio
Covered calls are a popular way to generate extra income, but you can also use them to strategically rebalance and diversify your portfolio.
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Are Covered Calls Good in a Bear Market?
Image this scenario: You’re approaching retirement and suddenly the market moves sharply lower. More than ten percent of your portfolio has disappeared and you’re concerned that the bear market could…