Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and ...

Keep full premium for expired out of the money options: If the written option expires out of the money —meaning that the ...

Are you tired of paying ETF providers a fat management fee to sell covered calls for you? If you think you can do better ...

Options trading keeps breaking volume records, and retail investors now drive a growing share of the daily activity once dominated by Wall Street desks. Most people still assume every single options ...

Long call and covered call approaches both involve call options, but they serve very different purposes in a portfolio. A long call is typically a speculative strategy, allowing investors to profit ...

On its own, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is not much of an income investment. After deducting its 0.18% expense ratio, the ETF currently offers a 0.47% 30-day SEC yield.  QQQ tracks 100 of the largest ...

Covered calls let investors earn income from stocks while limiting potential upside Covered calls let investors earn income from stocks they already own by selling the right to buy them at a set price ...

Covered call ETFs offer 10%+ yields but hide major risks like steep income losses and persistent NAV decay. Read the full ...

The derivative income Morningstar Category added over $34 billion in 2024, totaling more than $110 billion in assets under management. Investors diligently poured money into an ever-growing lineup of ...

Covered-call strategies can be an income investors’ best friend. Whether the broader stock market goes up, down or merely grinds sideways, selling covered calls pays. Fortunately, we can buy ...

Long call and covered call approaches both involve call options, but they serve very different purposes in a portfolio. A long call is typically a speculative strategy, allowing investors to profit ...