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 ...

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 ...

A potentially fruitful stock options strategy known as writing covered calls can be performed on stocks you own to collect additional income during every options expiration period. It can be lucrative ...

Covered call ETFs provide high yields, especially useful in volatile markets like the 2022 bear market. They limit upside gains and behave differently in varying markets, so they require careful ...

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XYLD replicates the S&P 500 index and sells monthly at-the-money SPX covered calls to generate results similar to the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. Overall, historic performances have been good with a ...