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  • Selling Cash Secured Puts by Alan Ellman

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    Here are some notes I took from the book “Selling Cash-Secured Puts” by Alan Ellman. I’m already familiar with how options work and have read his book on covered call writing. These notes only cover the new concepts I learned. I strongly recommend that you buy both books (both are excellent) for more details and…

  • Covered Call Writing by Alan Ellman (Notes Part 3)

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    Here are some notes I took from the book “Complete Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing” by Alan Ellman. I’m already familiar with how options work, so these notes only cover the new concepts I learned. I strongly recommend that you buy the book (it’s a good book) for more details and information. Chapter 9 –…

  • Covered Call Writing by Alan Ellman (Notes Part 2)

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    Here are some notes I took from the book “Complete Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing” by Alan Ellman. I’m already familiar with how options work, so these notes only cover the new concepts I learned. I strongly recommend that you buy the book (it’s a good book) for more details and information. Chapter 5: Portfolio…

  • The Wheel Strategy for Options

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    The wheel strategy = Sell Cash Covered Puts + Sell Covered Calls when assigned the stock Here’s a video discussing the wheel strategy: Rules: Only sell cash covered puts on stocks that you want to own Sell 30 to 40 days to expiry Sell options with delta = 0.3 Lessons: If you have 50% unrealized…

  • Covered Call Writing by Alan Ellman (Notes Part 1)

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    Here are some notes I took from the book “Complete Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing” by Alan Ellman. I’m already familiar with how options work, so these notes only cover the new concepts I learned. I strongly recommend that you buy the book (it’s a good book) for more details and information. Chapter 2 Covered…