Selling call options

Do 80% of Options Expire Worthless?

A common misunderstanding among new option traders is that 80% to 90% of all option contracts expire worthless, so a seller of option premium will have a higher win rate than a trader that buys options. This belief misinterprets a statistic published by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) that only 10% of option contracts […]

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