I have been selling call options for some time now as part of my personal investing strategy. The results have been promising, however I must admit, I have not done a good analysis of the results I achieved. What I really want to know is if my successful trades has been a result [...]
Investors know that minimizing expenses is just as important as maximizing return on each investment they make. We highlighted the importance of minimizing trading fees with our broker review, but an even larger expense comes during tax time. Understanding how selling call options affects your tax [...]
Online discount brokers are truly the best way to implement the covered call strategy. They all offer great prices, quick execution and ideal usability. Everyday there seems to be a new online broker advertising lower trading costs. This is great for us! Trading costs seem small but they do have dramatic effects on long-term [...]
One way to identify great stocks to sell call options on is to look at what the most famous investors are doing. This is discussed in our stock picking guide. Of course, there is no investor more famous than Warren Buffet and is a hero of long-term, value [...]
Although selling call options is not much different than selling stocks, there are a few definitions to learn in order to grasp option trading. Don’t worry about memorizing them. Just use this as a resource if you get stuck
Covered Call: this is the same strategy as selling call options. It [...]
