More on Covered Calls and Time Value
TweetIn the last post, we learned that the greatest time premium for a given expiration date occurs when the strike price is close to the market price. So the relationship between these two prices...
View ArticleMore Factors Affecting Covered Call Premiums
TweetHow appropriate is it that we should wrap up our discussion of covered call time premium for the week on the day before option expiration? Even though options expire tomorrow on Saturday, today...
View ArticleOptions Expire Today (Actually Tomorrow)
TweetIt is the third Friday of the month again which, for all practical purposes, means that today is options expiration! They actually expire tomorrow but since the market isn’t open tomorrow, today...
View ArticleMy Seagate Technology Trade
TweetIt is impossible to know what kind of reaction an earnings report will get and such was the case yesterday with Seagate Technology (STX) when they reported earnings after the close of the market....
View ArticleCalculating ROI When Selling Covered Calls
TweetThere has been a lot of option activity in my retirement accounts recently so I wanted to take some time and explain how to calculate the return on investment (ROI) using a real example of a trade...
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