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Learning The Covered Call
Hello, my name is MICHAEL THOMSETT and I have been trading in the equity and options markets for more than 35 years. I make the complex simple. At Thomsett Options, our goal is to educate investors like you about the options market AND give you the training you need to safely make money in the markets today. We believe that an educated investor can use options to not only generate high returns, but to do so in a conservative manner.
Did you know?
The covered call is one of the most popular of options strategies. Properly structured, it is also one of the most conservative strategies, yielding potential double-digit returns for less market risk than simply owning shares.
Are you new or still a novice at options trading?
Would you like to learn how to trade options using Covered Calls?
Do you already trade options but want to improve your successful trading percentage by using covered calls more effectively?
If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then this book may be helpful to you. To maximize you're learning experience I've organized this book into a training course format so that, as you read, you'll be asked to participate along with way with various exercises. There is also a Final Assessment at the end so you can test your knowledge!
With that in mind, the goal of this book about Covered Calls is to teach you the basics of this strategy. Inside these pages you'll learn how and when to use covered calls as one of the foundation strategies that are available to you in the course of making successful options trades. We’ll review numerous trade examples and talk about how to identify the right candidates for covered calls on your own.
The book is divided into the following sections:
Section 1 – The Basics
Section 2 – Selection Criteria
Section 3 – The Strike
Section 4 – Analyzing Expirations
Section 5 – Comparing Dividends and Yields
Section 6 – Exercise and Lost Opportunity Risks
Section 7 – Avoiding Exercise
Section 8 – Qualified Covered Calls
Section 9 – Advanced Strategies
Section 10 – The Assessment
Section 11 – Assessment Answers
Did you know?
The covered call is one of the most popular of options strategies. Properly structured, it is also one of the most conservative strategies, yielding potential double-digit returns for less market risk than simply owning shares.
Are you new or still a novice at options trading?
Would you like to learn how to trade options using Covered Calls?
Do you already trade options but want to improve your successful trading percentage by using covered calls more effectively?
If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then this book may be helpful to you. To maximize you're learning experience I've organized this book into a training course format so that, as you read, you'll be asked to participate along with way with various exercises. There is also a Final Assessment at the end so you can test your knowledge!
With that in mind, the goal of this book about Covered Calls is to teach you the basics of this strategy. Inside these pages you'll learn how and when to use covered calls as one of the foundation strategies that are available to you in the course of making successful options trades. We’ll review numerous trade examples and talk about how to identify the right candidates for covered calls on your own.
The book is divided into the following sections:
Section 1 – The Basics
Section 2 – Selection Criteria
Section 3 – The Strike
Section 4 – Analyzing Expirations
Section 5 – Comparing Dividends and Yields
Section 6 – Exercise and Lost Opportunity Risks
Section 7 – Avoiding Exercise
Section 8 – Qualified Covered Calls
Section 9 – Advanced Strategies
Section 10 – The Assessment
Section 11 – Assessment Answers
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 11, 2014
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March 27, 2015
Great intro to covered calls
Well written with some really good examples. The explanation on calculating annualized return s was the best I've come across in my brief quest for options knowledge.
Well written with some really good examples. The explanation on calculating annualized return s was the best I've come across in my brief quest for options knowledge.
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