Covered Calls, Protective Puts, and Cash-Secured Puts Explained
Covered calls, protective puts, and cash-secured puts are not free money. Each trades away something specific in exchange for income, a loss floor, or a paid limit order.
Covered calls, protective puts, and cash-secured puts are not free money. Each trades away something specific in exchange for income, a loss floor, or a paid limit order.
The Greeks explain why an option costs what it costs and how that price changes when the stock moves, time passes, and volatility shifts. Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega, made accessible.
Stock options give you the right to buy or sell shares at a specific price before a specific date. They are contracts, not shares. That distinction changes everything about how they work, how they are priced, and how they can lose you money.