A rundown of the U.S. economic indicators being released between March 29 and April 2

In my most recent option class, I was asked to cover the topic of Covered Calls in greater detail than what is normally covered in the class presentation. As always, I pulled up an example thrown at me by my students and started studying the chart. The next step becomes an issue whether to enter into the trade at the same time (buying the stock and selling the call) or in two parts…

Seasonality, time decay, and other fun facts about premium sellers…

There is a whole winged class of mythical options families…let's get started with an overview.

A rundown of the economic indicators being released between March 22 and March 26

Because it is the fancifully named winged beast category that garners the most attention, I thought we could focus on the often overlooked members of the group: double calendars and double diagonals.

A look at the economic indicators released in the week beginning March 15, 2010

An overview of naked calls

It may not be a word, but it's central to understanding options

Bullish on your favorite stock? Selling naked puts might be a way to go…

The final segment in our three-part exploration of the butterfly spread.

Options add versatility to just about any investing idea