Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst for 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and ...

Investors can use ETFs to implement this relatively simple options strategy for yield and capital preservation.

How to lower risk and potentially increase profits with this simple options strategy Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein A covered call involves holding a long position ...

Covered calls generate premium income from stocks you already own. Learn how the strategy works (with a step-by-step example) and understand the risks and downsides before you start. What is a covered ...

QQQ combines low dividend income with high options premiums: The ETF's 0.47% SEC yield is modest, but its volatility creates attractive covered call opportunities. Out-of-the-money strikes can balance ...

Covered call ETFs promise income, but most investors misunderstand what actually drives their payouts and when the strategy ...

XDTE combines S&P 500 exposure with daily option selling: The fund maintains overnight market exposure while generating income from 0DTE covered call options. Investors get paid every Friday: ...

Options trading keeps breaking volume records, and retail investors now drive a growing share of the daily activity once dominated by Wall Street desks. Most people still assume every single options ...

The Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund (Class Y) gained 5.2% during the first quarter of 2026, outperforming the S&P 500, which lost 4.3% in the same period. Conflict in Iran continues to limit ...

I advocate for value-oriented covered call ETFs with underlying holdings beyond AI-saturated large-cap growth indices like SPY and QQQ. The risks for NAV erosion and income declines are higher on this ...

Worried that equity markets are getting overheated? Covered calls—and covered call ETFs—can help. Covered calls are essentially insurance products, where an investor long in a given asset "writes" (or ...