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 ...

Discover the workings of naked call options, including the risks and income potential, along with the strategies to manage risks and maximize premium income.

Approximately $200 billion now sits in the Morningstar Derivative Income category. The largest funds in it are covered call strategies. They write calls, not puts. Meaning half of a very powerful ...

I've had a few readers ask me some version of the same question lately, and it's a good one: why do I sell put options manually when covered call funds exist? After all, the two make money the same ...