Category: Options Education
Placing Real Trades: Selling Puts
Welcome to the world of options trading! If you haven’t read our other posts on how exactly options work, the link is here so go check it out! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to really trade options in a brokerage? In this post, we’ll take a closer look at how to enter those…
Selling Call Spreads for Income
If you’re unfamiliar with options, click here to learn the basics and key terms/ideas you should know, then continue! Before we discuss call spreads, make sure you are familiar with selling call options for income. Click here to learn about selling calls. Here’s how selling a call spread works. You sell a call option. At the same…
Selling Put Spreads for Income
If you’re unfamiliar with options, click here to learn the basics and key terms/ideas you should know, then continue! Before we discuss put spreads, make sure you are familiar with selling put options for income. Click here to learn about selling puts. Here’s how selling a put spread works. You sell a put option. At the same…
Selling Put Options For Income
If you’re unfamiliar with options, click here to learn the basics and key terms/ideas you should know, then continue! When you sell a put option on a stock, the buyer of the option has the right to sell you the stock at a set price before an expiration date. In return, you receive a premium. This premium…
Selling Call Options For Income
If you’re unfamiliar with options, click here to learn the basics and key terms/ideas you should know, then continue! When you sell a call option, you are agreeing to potentially sell a stock that you own at a set price before an expiration date. For that contract agreement, you get paid upfront. Let’s look at…
What Are Options?
An option is a contract to buy or sell a stock at a certain price by a certain date. Put Option: An option to sell a stock. Call Option: An option to buy a stock. Here are some key terms/things to remember: In the US, every option contract is for 100 shares of a stock.…