Covered call writing is not for everyone. But for certain investors it can make sense. Generally speaking, there are three main benefits to writing covered calls: Immediate income from selling the ...

Selling a covered call means writing a call option against shares of a stock that you own. This combination has the same risk profile as selling a naked put option, and so it exposes you to ...

Covered call writing strategies are considered a low-risk type of options transaction, and they are relatively easy to implement. While it is often not advisable for the average investor to try to ...

As with many complex derivative-based strategies, covered call writing can now easily be automated via an exchange-traded fund (ETF). "With a covered call ETF, the stock purchase, portfolio ...

Bear in mind that assignment is always a risk when selling a covered call. As such, be careful not to write calls against a stock you're not ready to part with. Or, as in the example above ...

The profit and loss diagram above assumes a covered call sold above the stock's cost basis. A buy-write is essentially the same strategy as the covered call strategy. The main difference between the ...

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF's covered-call strategy limits growth compared to JEPQ and GPIQ. See how QYLD ETF performs during bearish markets.

Covered call ETFs write call options on positions held within the underlying portfolio. The fund collects the option premiums and distributes them to shareholders in the form of high yields.