How do you Generate Income Selling Put & Call Options
Selling Put & Call Options: A Full Cycle We’ve now shown you how to sell put and call options for income. How do these two option strategies fit together? Very nicely. You can sell Put Options until you are put the stock and then sell covered call options until your stock is called away. If […]
Covered Call Options – Possible Outcomes?
Covered Call Options reduce your portfolio risk while paying you immediate income. We began discussing call options here. Today, we’ll look at the possible outcomes you could face as a covered call option seller. First, let’s display an example of options available… Calls for Feb 19 201 Last Change Bid Ask Volume Open Int Strike […]
Is Your Portfolio Fully Hedged?
The Fully Hedged Portfolio We’ve been running a series on different types of portfolios for different types of investors. Today, we look at a hedged portfolio to see the benefits of not being dependent on the whims of the market emotions. Alma is tired of losing money….and she has no idea which direction the market […]
Covered Call Options Pay Immediate Income
Selling Covered Call Options We’ve been discussing put options, but will now turn our attention to call options. A very similar approach can be taken to the strategy we’ve already discussed when you already own the shares underlying the option. In this case, you Sell Covered Call Options to produce extra income. This is considered […]
Trade Your Portfolio
The Trade or Die Portfolio is the next portfolio we’ll look at as we examine different portfolio types for different types of people to weather the current and coming financial storms. Here’s the last aggressive trading portfolio we covered. Killer is his name. At least that’s what his friends call him. Killer is always looking […]
Put Option Pricing Variables Explained
Put Option pricing has several important factors. We began looking at these on Monday. Today, let’s examine another way that option prices vary so that you can better understand selecting the right option for you…. Put Options for Mar 19 2011 Strike Last Change Bid Ask Volume Open Int 20 0.54 -0.01 0.52 0.53 62 […]
High Risk Trading
Out of all the portfolios we have been talking about (and will continue to), the one that is probably that most should avoid (but many don’t) is high risk trading. Today, we’ll talk about…The Paper Gusher Portfolio Cactus was a West Texas oilman. Not only that, but he was a second generation oilman. He had […]
Put Option Examples
Selling Put Options can help you reduce your risk while drastically increasing the income you receive buying stocks. We explained put options here. Today, Let’s look at an example to explain the moving parts…
Option Income – Low Risk Strategies
Option Income could be the key to vastly increased income and if done right, two methods are low risk strategies! We’ve been discussing options, so if you’re not familiar with how they work, you’ll need to read the prior posts in the series starting here. Now we’ll take a few posts to explain Put Option […]
The Aggressive Portfolio with Sector Bets
The Aggressive Portfolio takes a stand! The previous portfolios we’ve looked at have been a little more hedged. Today, we’ll look at another option… Jacob is a single guy in his late 30’s. He’s watched the ups and downs of the markets with fascination over the years and has begun to study more and more […]