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 ...

How to lower risk and potentially increase profits with this simple options strategy Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history ...

Covered-call funds have recently come back into the spotlight. Investors poured over $26 billion into the now-$65-billion derivative income Morningstar Category in the trailing 12 months, and over ...

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 ...

High yields are one of the main attractions for investors pouring billions of dollars into exchange-traded funds that use options to generate extra income. Among the most popular of these funds are ...

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 ...

The history of covered call exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, in the U.S. can largely be traced back to the launch of the Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF (ticker: PBP) in December 2007. The fund was ...

Picture this: You own a bunch of prime real estate—beautiful apartments or sprawling warehouses—and instead of renting them out and generating income, you let them sit empty. Most savvy real estate ...

The covered call options strategy is available when you own 100 shares of a stock and then promise to sell your shares by writing a call option. In exchange for promising to sell your shares, you are ...

Having options explained to you doesn't have to be difficult or confusing. First, some put and call option basics explained: What is a 'Covered Call' A covered call is an options strategy whereby an ...

The market seems to be increasingly punctuated by notable volatility spikes, while the broad indices (and AI names) struggle to justify their valuations. This is the necessary setup for covered call ...

For investors hoping to juice up the income from their stock holdings or preserve capital, covered calls could be an effective and relatively low-risk way to accomplish those goals. In its most basic ...