How a Covered Strangle Options Strategy Can Greatly Enhance Your Return
Few people have heard of covered strangles. But they're a great way to make four times as much income on a trade - especially in this market.
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Options Trading Terminology
Options trading has its own vernacular. To get started with the basics of trading options, it’s important to familiarize yourself with options trading terminology. (This will also come in handy when you are reading Cabot Options Trader, my premium options advisory service, or the brand Cabot...
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How to Beat Inflation Using Options
There are two options strategies any investor can use to create yield that far exceeds traditional avenues: Covered Calls and Writing Puts.
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Three Simple Options Strategies to Hedge Your Portfolio
If you're worried about market volatility you have more options than simply going to cash. Here are three ways to potentially hedge a portfolio with options.
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Why Weekly Options Are Like Gambling
Contrary to popular belief, options trading is a good way to reduce risk. Weekly options? That's more akin to a roll of the dice.
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Buy-Writes vs. Naked Puts in Options Trading
Buy-writes, also known as covered calls, are one of the general public’s most popular options trading strategies. Selling naked puts (the sale of a put in an stock or index without a stock position), on the other hand, is feared by the general as...
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How to Sell Covered Calls to Create Portfolio Yield
With interest rates near zero, you need to get creative to find yield. One way to do it is to sell covered calls. Here's how it works.
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How to Write Covered Call Options
Writing covered call options is a great way to boost your yield on stocks you already own, and involves a lot less risk than most investors think.
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Using a Protective Collar Options Strategy on Chevron (CVX)
Plus, what is a protective collar options strategy, and why it's like buying insurance for your portfolio in a volatile market.
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Hedging a Portfolio with Options
A few Cabot Options Trader subscribers have asked me about ways to protect their portfolios, so here are a couple of strategies.
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How to Use Covered Calls to Make Money in Sideways Markets
The market has entered something of a choppy correction. But if you know how to use covered calls, you can boost your profits quickly.
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Try Poor Man’s Covered Calls to Make Monthly Income in Gold
Want to trade covered calls but don't want to buy 100 shares of stock? Try poor man's covered calls. And use them to trade this gold ETF.
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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage, or Put that Cash in the Stock Market?
I want to pay off my mortgage early, but there are pros and cons to doing so. And if you're an options trader, there's a better alternative.
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Trading Bitcoin Options: A Safe, Low-Cost Approach
Buying bitcoin can seem daunting. But by trading bitcoin options with this low-cost strategy, you can make double-digit profits the easy way.
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What are Covered Strangles? A Cheaper Way to Trade Options
Covered strangles are a high-probability options strategy that don't require a ton of capital. Here's how they work - and why you should try them.
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How to Protect Your Profits with a Collar Options Strategy
Nervous that the market is destined for a long overdue pullback? A collar options strategy is a good way to safeguard your portfolio.
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Options Education – How to Choose Which Call to Sell When Executing a Buy-Write/Covered Call
A Buy-Write/Covered Call is a strategy in which the trader holds a long position in a stock and writes (sells) a call option on the same stock in an attempt to generate income.
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