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 ...

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 ...

Volatility and dispersion are the likely key themes for 2026. The sky-high valuations and increasingly shaky economic/financial fundamentals support that view. At the same time, the market's "put ...

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 ...

There are several ways investors can earn a return from a long position in a stock. One of the most tax-efficient is to let management reinvest profits internally to compound the share price over time ...

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 ...