An investment portfolio generally comprises diverse assets like stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds. Although it offers numerous advantages, investing and trading in options, an additional... Read more
Most option traders are familiar with selling covered call options on stocks that they already own in their portfolio to generate cash flow, but what if an investor wanted to generate income... Read more
In options trading, a vertical spread option play is created by buying and selling multiple options on the same underlying stock, with the same expiration date but with different strike pric... Read more
A put credit spread attempts to make money through selling put option premium and having the stock price move higher or stay in the profitability zone by expiration. A put credit spread can... Read more
A cash secured put is created when a put option is sold to open at the same time as capital in an account is designated to buy the underlying stock at the strike price if the put expires in-... Read more
What is a leap? LEAPS is an acronym for options contracts called a Long Term Equity Anticipation Security. Leaps are derivatives with a long term expiration date that have prices that fluctu... Read more
A naked put option calculator allows an option trader to key in the following data points: Stock Price. Put option strike price. Naked put option premium credit received. Days until expirati... Read more
A covered call calculator allows an investor to enter in: Stock price Strike price Call premium Days until expiration Margin interest rate You can then see the analysis of the parameters of... Read more
To make money with option contracts a trader must be right about many factors based on both the underlying stock and the option contract chosen to buy or sell short. Here are the top ten co... Read more
Theta Gang is the slang for being a member of a group of other option writers with the mindset that selling premium is a preferred strategy than buying options. They are short Theta by selli... Read more
