Covered Calls - AMAZING Option Trading Strategy - New Twist!

Lee Lowell - The Smart Option Seller
1 Sept 202322:55

Summary

TLDRThis video introduces the 'Poor Man's Covered Call', an efficient strategy for stock and option traders with limited capital. It involves buying a deep in-the-money call option instead of actual shares, reducing upfront costs while still capturing most of the stock's price appreciation. The strategy is explained through an example using AMD stock, demonstrating how this approach can yield a higher return on investment with less risk compared to traditional covered calls.

Takeaways

  • 📈 The 'Poor Man's Covered Call' is an option trading strategy that allows traders to efficiently use their cash and potentially get a better return on investment with less upfront capital.
  • 🤑 Traditional covered calls involve owning at least 100 shares of stock and selling a call option against those shares to generate income and set a potential sell point.
  • 💡 The strategy is called the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' because it substitutes the need to own 100 shares of stock with a deep in-the-money call option, which is significantly cheaper.
  • 💰 By purchasing a deep in-the-money call option with a high Delta (at least 90%), traders can capture almost all of the price appreciation of the stock with less upfront investment.
  • 🔄 If the stock price doesn't rise to the strike price of the sold call option, the trader keeps the premium received from selling the call and can roll over to another call option contract.
  • 📉 The deep in-the-money call option acts similarly to owning the stock itself but at a fraction of the cost, reducing the risk of a large upfront investment.
  • 🚀 The potential downside of this strategy is that if the stock price rises significantly, the profit from the call option may be less than if the trader had owned the actual shares.
  • 🧮 The return on investment (ROI) is calculated by dividing the gain from the trade by the initial investment, which in the case of the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' can be significantly higher than traditional covered calls.
  • 🌐 The script provides an example using AMD stock to illustrate the differences in cost, potential gain, and ROI between traditional covered calls and the 'Poor Man's Covered Call'.
  • 📚 The presenter encourages viewers to learn more about options trading and offers resources such as a free 'Put Selling Basics' ebook and webinars for further education.
  • 🔗 The video description contains links to recommended books, brokers, and other resources for those interested in enhancing their options trading knowledge and skills.

Q & A

  • What is a covered call strategy?

    -A covered call strategy is an options trading strategy where an investor holds a long position in an asset and sells call options on the same asset to generate income. It sets a potential sell point for the stocks in the investor's account.

  • What is the 'poor man's covered call' strategy?

    -The 'poor man's covered call' is a variation of the covered call strategy where instead of owning 100 shares of stock, an investor buys a deep in-the-money call option to simulate the stock ownership, which requires less capital upfront.

  • Why is the strategy called the 'poor man's covered call'?

    -It's called the 'poor man's covered call' because it allows investors to use less capital to gain exposure to the stock, similar to owning the shares, but at a lower cost.

  • How does the 'poor man's covered call' differ from traditional covered calls?

    -In a traditional covered call, an investor must own 100 shares of stock and then sell a call option against those shares. In the 'poor man's covered call', the investor buys a deep in-the-money call option instead of purchasing the shares, and then sells another call option to create the covered call position.

  • What is the role of the Delta in the 'poor man's covered call' strategy?

    -The Delta indicates how much the option price will move in conjunction with the stock price. For the 'poor man's covered call', a deep in-the-money call option with a Delta of at least 90% is preferred, ensuring that the option price will move almost in lockstep with the stock price.

  • Why would an investor choose a deep in-the-money call option for the 'poor man's covered call'?

    -A deep in-the-money call option is chosen because it behaves similarly to the stock itself but costs significantly less than buying the actual stock, thus requiring less capital and reducing the upfront cost.

  • What is the potential downside of using the 'poor man's covered call' strategy?

    -The potential downside is that if the stock price rises significantly above the strike price of the call option sold, the investor may be obligated to sell their shares (or in this case, the equivalent position through the call option) at a lower price than the market value, thus missing out on additional gains.

  • How does the 'poor man's covered call' strategy impact the investor's return on investment (ROI)?

    -The 'poor man's covered call' can offer a higher ROI compared to traditional covered calls because it requires less capital upfront, increasing the percentage return based on the lower initial investment.

  • Can the 'poor man's covered call' be used for long-term stock holding?

    -Yes, the strategy can be used for long-term stock holding by choosing a call option with a longer expiration date and rolling the sold call options as they expire.

  • What happens if the stock price does not rise above the strike price of the sold call option?

    -If the stock price does not rise above the strike price, the sold call option will expire worthless, allowing the investor to keep the premium received from selling the call and potentially sell another call option for a later expiration date.

  • How can an investor manage the risk associated with the 'poor man's covered call'?

    -An investor can manage risk by carefully selecting the strike price and expiration date of the call options, monitoring the Delta of the purchased deep in-the-money call option, and rolling the call options strategically.

Outlines

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📈 Introduction to the Poor Man's Covered Call Strategy

This paragraph introduces a stock trading strategy known as the 'poor man's covered call,' which is designed to maximize the use of cash and minimize upfront costs for traders interested in covered calls. The strategy involves selling call options to generate income and set potential sell points for stocks, but instead of owning 100 shares of stock, a deep in-the-money call option is purchased to simulate the stock ownership. The video promises to explain how this approach can offer a better return on investment and how it compares to traditional covered call selling.

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💡 Understanding the Poor Man's Covered Call as an Option Spread

The speaker explains the mechanics of the poor man's covered call, which involves buying a deep in-the-money call option and selling another call option at a different strike price to create an option spread. This approach is cost-effective as the deep in-the-money call option acts similarly to owning the stock but at a fraction of the price. The paragraph delves into the concept of Delta, which indicates how much the option price will move with the stock price, and emphasizes the importance of a high Delta for the deep in-the-money call option.

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💻 Example Comparison: Traditional vs. Poor Man's Covered Call

The paragraph provides a detailed example using AMD stock to compare the traditional covered call strategy with the poor man's covered call. It outlines the costs and potential returns of both strategies, highlighting the significant upfront cash savings and higher return on investment achievable with the poor man's covered call. The example illustrates the calculations involved in determining the effective selling point, profit, and return on investment for each strategy.

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🚀 Enhancing Returns with the Deep In-The-Money Call Option

This section further explores the benefits of using a deep in-the-money call option instead of purchasing actual shares. It explains how the cost basis for the call option is determined and how the strategy can lead to a substantial increase in return on investment. The paragraph also discusses the risk reduction aspect of the poor man's covered call, as it requires less upfront capital, thus lowering the potential loss if the stock price declines.

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🌐 Maximizing Efficiency with the Poor Man's Covered Call

The final paragraph wraps up the video by emphasizing the efficiency of using options contracts over stocks, as demonstrated by the poor man's covered call strategy. It suggests that the saved capital can be invested elsewhere to generate additional income. The speaker also promotes the Smart Option Seller website, offering resources such as a free 'Put Selling Basics' ebook and a webinar for those interested in learning more about options trading. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content and reach out for further assistance.

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Keywords

💡Stock Trader

A stock trader is an individual or entity that engages in the buying and selling of stocks. In the context of the video, the term refers to the target audience who might be interested in learning about trading strategies such as covered calls. The script discusses strategies that stock traders can use to optimize their investments.

💡Covered Call

A covered call is an options strategy where an investor holds a long position in an asset and sells call options on the same asset to generate income. The video's theme revolves around an efficient way to perform this strategy, known as the 'poor man's covered call,' which allows traders to use less capital upfront.

💡Poor Man's Covered Call

The 'poor man's covered call' is a variation of the covered call strategy that involves using a deep in-the-money call option instead of owning the actual stock. This approach is highlighted in the video as a way to reduce upfront costs and increase return on investment while still benefiting from stock price appreciation.

💡Option Premium

The option premium is the price paid by the buyer to the seller of an option contract. In the video, it is explained that by selling a covered call, the trader receives an option premium upfront, which is a form of income and also represents the potential selling price of the stock if the option is exercised.

💡Call Option Contract

A call option contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy an underlying asset at a specified price within a specific time period. The script mentions that one call option contract typically represents 100 shares of stock, and selling this contract is part of the covered call strategy.

💡Deep In-The-Money (ITM) Call Option

A deep in-the-money call option is one where the strike price is significantly lower than the current market price of the stock. The video emphasizes using such options in the 'poor man's covered call' strategy because they act similarly to owning the stock but at a lower cost.

💡Delta

Delta in options trading measures the sensitivity of an option's price to changes in the price of the underlying asset. The script specifies looking for a delta of at least 90% for a deep ITM call option, indicating that the option price will move nearly in tandem with the stock price.

💡Option Spread

An option spread is a strategy that involves buying and selling options simultaneously to create a position with limited risk. The 'poor man's covered call' is essentially an option spread where a deep ITM call is bought, and a covered call is sold against it.

💡Cost Basis

The cost basis of an investment is the original value of an asset, calculated by adding the purchase price and any additional costs. In the video, the cost basis is calculated for the 'poor man's covered call' to determine the break-even point and potential return on investment.

💡Return on Investment (ROI)

Return on investment is a metric used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment. The video script calculates ROI for both traditional covered calls and the 'poor man's covered call' to demonstrate the superior efficiency of the latter strategy.

💡Risk Management

Risk management in trading involves the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events. The video discusses the 'poor man's covered call' as a way to manage risk by reducing the upfront investment and potential loss.

Highlights

Introduction to the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' strategy for stock and option traders.

Efficient use of cash and reduced upfront cost with the 'Poor Man's Covered Call'.

Traditional covered calls explained, including the income generation and potential sell point setting.

How selling a covered call obligates the seller to potentially sell shares at a higher price.

The option premium as upfront cash payment for selling a call option.

Covered call strategy for creating a cash flow and setting future sell points.

The concept of rolling covered calls to maintain share ownership.

The 'Buy Right' strategy for those without 100 shares, combining stock purchase and call selling.

Explanation of the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' using a deep in-the-money call option instead of actual stock.

Deep in-the-money call options act similarly to the stock with significantly lower cost.

Importance of Delta in options trading and how it relates to the movement of the stock price.

Example of AMD stock to illustrate the traditional covered call versus the 'Poor Man's Covered Call'.

Cost comparison between buying 100 shares of stock and buying a deep in-the-money call option.

Calculating the return on investment (ROI) for both traditional and 'Poor Man's Covered Call' strategies.

Risk reduction and increased ROI with the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' strategy.

Strategic use of the saved upfront cash for other investments or savings.

The option to roll the options for extended periods to continue the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' strategy.

Final thoughts on the benefits of the 'Poor Man's Covered Call' for efficient capital use and risk management.

Transcripts

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hey if you're a stock or option Trader

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and you want to get into doing covered

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calls which we've talked about in the

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past I'm going to show you a way to use

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the covered call more efficiently use

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your cash more efficiently spend less

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money up front get better return on your

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investment it's called the poor man's

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covered call so if You' never heard

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about it you might want to stick around

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and watch this video because it's kind

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of an eye-opening way to perform the

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covered call strategy so if you want to

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learn how to use the strategy stick

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around and watch this video and let's

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go all right everyone Lelo here from

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smart option cell.com trying to help the

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community here the trading Community

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making these free videos so what we're

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talking about today is the smart option

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seller Guide to the poor man's covered

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call so if you're interested in selling

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covered calls you're going to want to

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watch this video because because it will

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provide you a a different way to use

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options with the covered call strategy

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now for those of you that might know

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selling a covered call is all about

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getting some income into your account

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and setting a potential sell point for

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stocks that you have in your account so

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let's just quickly go over what selling

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a covered call is all about and then

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we'll dive into the strategy of how to

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use the poor man's coverboard call so

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for those in the know or maybe you don't

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know if you have aund at least 100

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shares of stock in your account you can

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sell one call option contract against

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those 100 shares what does that do for

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you

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well let's just say you bought some

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shares at whatever price and and in the

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future you're looking to potentially

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sell those shares what you can do is by

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selling a single call option contract

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what you're doing is obligating yourself

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to sometime in the future potentially

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selling your shares at a higher price

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than where you purchase those sh shares

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and by selling the call option contract

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you're going to be paid cash up front

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because someone is willing to pay to

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take your shares away from you sometime

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in the future and in order to take those

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shares away from you they're willing to

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pay you some money up front that's

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called the option premium so let's just

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say you bought a stock at 100 and you're

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looking to sell the shares at$ 120 you

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can sell $120 strike call option and

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what that does is it enters you into an

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obligation to sell your shares at 120 if

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the stock in fact Rises to 120 above

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sometime in the future and if it does

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rise to 120 above then you sell your

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shares at 120 and you lock in your $20

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per share gain plus the money that the

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call option buyer paid you up front so a

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lot of people use sell and covered calls

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as a way to you know create some current

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cash flow and to sell and to place a

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potential sell point in the future for

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your shares but a lot of people don't

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actually want to sell their shares they

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want to hold on to their shares forever

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so they'll sell a call option at a

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strike that's way way up high where the

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stock really has no chance of getting to

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and if the and if the stock doesn't rise

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that far the option contract will expire

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you get to keep your shares you get to

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keep the money that the call option

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buyer paid you up front and now you can

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sell another call option for another

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expiration down the road so what a lot

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of people like to do is they like to

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just keep rolling their covered calls

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throughout the year hoping that the

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stock doesn't rise up to the price where

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they have to relinquish their shares so

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actually you can do that and and it's

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worked pretty great for a lot of people

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where you sell the call option the stock

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doesn't rise option expires sell another

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call option get the money stock doesn't

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rise that far option expires and you

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just wash rinse and repeat and you do

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this over and over again and you're

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creating this income stream for yourself

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so that's the gist of how the cover call

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strategy works now if you don't have 100

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shares in your account already from some

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prior purchase long ago you can do

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what's called right here let's look at

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this a traditional covered calls used

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with 100 shares of stock that you

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already have in your account or what you

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can do is what's called a buy right

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where you buy the 100 shares and you

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sell the covered call at the same time

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so let's just say you don't have any

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shares in your account what you can do

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is enter into a buy right where you buy

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100 shares and you sell a call option

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all in the same transaction a lot of

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people do that as well but let's talk

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about what the poor man's covered call

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is so instead of actually having 100

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shares in your account or going out and

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buying 100 shares the poor man's covered

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call substitutes that stock with a deep

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in the- money call option okay so really

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what you're going to be doing is that

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you're going to be buying a call option

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A really deep in the money call option

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and I'll explain what that is in a

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second and you're going to sell

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the covered call against that purchased

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call so it's really an option spread

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you're going to be buying a call option

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at one strike and you're going to sell

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another call option at a different

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strike price that acts as the covered

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call but the thing about the the deep in

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the money call option is that it pretty

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much is going to act just like the stock

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itself so instead of shelling out the

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money to buy 100 shares of stock you're

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going to buy a call option instead

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that's going to cost you aot lot less

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money okay so let's just kind of go

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through our smart option seller Guide to

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the poor men's covered call we'll scroll

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down here a little

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bit so poorman's covered call

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substitutes the stock with a deep inth

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the money call option and the stock

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price and the and the call option the

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deep in the money call option will

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pretty much move in lock steps so you

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know you're going to get all most of the

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price appreciation that the stock would

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have with your purchase call option okay

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now if you ever if you've ever bought

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call options before you know that they

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cost a lot less than purchasing a 100

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shares of stock we always talk about 100

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shares of stock because each option

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contract consists of 100 shares of stock

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so we need to compare apples to apples

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all right so we're going to look at an

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an an an actual uh option trade here

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which is an example only it's not a live

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recommendation of how to substitute the

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deep in the money call option for the

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stock all right so and for those of you

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that might not know what you know what

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is a deep in the money call option what

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does that actually

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mean a deep in the money call option is

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a strike price that's situated well

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below the current price of the stock so

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if the stock price is at 100 you can buy

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let's say a $60 or a $70 strike call

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option which is situated well below the

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current price of the stock okay and

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along with

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that deep in the money comes What's

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called the Delta the Delta tells you

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pretty much how much the option price

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will move in conjunction with the stock

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price moving so a deep in the money call

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option and what I'll explain a little

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bit more here is that we always want to

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look for a Delta of at least 90% Deltas

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range from zero to 100 so we want to

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focus on a Delta of at least 90% what

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does that mean that means the option

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price will move at least 90% of whatever

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the stock price does that means you're

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getting all that movement your option

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price is going to move 90% of what the

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stock price does but the option is going

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to cost you a lot less money to purchase

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it versus the 100 shares of stock so

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let's just go and look at our example of

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how this buying doing the poor men's

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covered call Works versus the

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traditional covered call okay so we're

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going to look at AMD Advanced Micro

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Devices as our um stock that we're

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interested so let's just say you know

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either you had 100 shares of AMD in your

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account or you were going to buy 100

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shares and sell a call at the same time

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we're going to look at that versus

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buying the poor man's covered call

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instead so if we were to buy a 100

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shares of AMD AMD when I took you know

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started writing this this cheat sheet up

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the screen capture AMD was trading

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around

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$16.30 so if you were to buy a 100

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shares of AMD at 10630 that would be a

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cash outlay upfront of10

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$630 okay that's how much it would cost

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you to buy the 100 shares and then the

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traditional to sell the covered calls

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let's just say you wanted to sell those

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shares potentially at

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$130 sometime in the future so what you

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would do would right here you're going

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to sell the October 20th 2023 130 strike

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calls for a doll two per contract okay

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when you sell that call option now

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you're obligating yourself to

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potentially sell your shares at 130 if

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and only if AMD Rises to 130 above by

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October and you're going to get paid a

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dollar two per contract which is

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actually

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$102 whatever you see an option price

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you have to multiply it by 100 the

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option multiplier to to get the full or

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realize what the full actual cash value

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is so you sell the October 130 calls for

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a dollar two per contract you're going

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to get

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$102 for your obligation to sell your

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shares at 130 okay so at this time you

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know that your your effective selling

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point is 130 plus the dollar two that

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you received so right here if AMD closes

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above 130 you'll be forced to sell your

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shares at an effective price of

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$131.2 so you take the strike price of1

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130 and you add the dollar two to it so

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that's your

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$131.2 would be your sell point if you

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had to relinquish your shares

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okay the profit in this would be

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$24.76

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game and that would be a um uh gain of

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that would be a gain of

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$2,472 with a return on investment of

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23.3% which as we all know if you want

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to figure out what your return on

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investment is you take your gain divided

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by your initial investment so your

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2472 per dollar gain divided by the

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10630 Buy price gives you a return of

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23.3% not bad so if AMD Rises to 130

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above you're going to have to relinquish

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your shares you bought them at 10630 you

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get to sell them at

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13102 and here's all the dollar gains

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now let's take a look at buying the deep

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in the money call option instead of

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actually buying the 100 shares of stock

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and how it saves you a lot less money up

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front and it's going to increase your

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return on investment

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byy a much greater amount so instead of

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buying the 100 shares we're going to buy

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a January 19th 2024 remember this is not

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a real trade this is just an example

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we're going to buy the $80 call which um

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in this case had an

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88.5 Delta and I'm going to show you the

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option chain as

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well and it's going to cost

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$302 per contract which is a

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$3,020 outlay of cash okay so let's

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quickly go to the the option chain for

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AMD here now this is my interactive

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brokers um option chain here and this is

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the broker that I use if you want a

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little information about interactive

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brokers down in the description below

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the video is a link there you can check

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that out so AMD here's the the tab now

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this is I'm making this video before the

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market open so these are prices left

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over from yesterday um but but there is

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some pre-market activity so AMD stock is

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Trading 10660 1 right now when I took

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the screen capture yesterday it was

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about 10630 so some of these option

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prices are going to look a little

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different so here's the January 19th

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2024 options now you want to make sure

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that you have the Delta column in your

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option chain now obviously the Market's

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not open so none of the Delta Figures

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were um are showing up right now but

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yesterday when I or when I was making

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this video before the market open um

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this morning here's the 80 call so what

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you would do is you want to make sure

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you see what the Call's worth it it

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closed at

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$304 but as I said when I was making the

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screen capture the value was about

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$302 per contract we always want to look

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at the current bid ass price to get us

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the most accurate prices so whenever

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you're looking for your option um prices

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you know make sure you have the Delta

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column here because when you buy the

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deep in the money call option like I

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said you want that Delta to be as close

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to 90% as possible possible now this the

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80 call right here was had about an 88.5

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Delta round up towards 90 that that's

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the option that we chose now we also

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looked at selling the October um 130

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calls which yesterday um closed at about

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98 cents per contract at the time of the

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screen capture was trading for about a

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dollar two so that's I just want to show

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you how where we get these numbers from

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so let's go back to um

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our cheet

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here so we're looking at buying the deep

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in the money call option instead of the

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stock so right here we're going to buy

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January 19th 2024 $80 call now you can

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choose any expiration you want typically

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when you're doing covered calls and you

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own the stock you want to have the stock

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for the long term so you want to pretty

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much go out to an expiration date that

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meets your you know your expectations of

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how long you may hold the stock in this

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case we're going out to January you can

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look at something further out you could

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look at something closer in expiration

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that's entirely up to you whatever you

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want to choose so the 80 call which had

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an 88.5 Delta for $302 per contract cost

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us

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$3,020 and we'll also sell that same 130

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call for dollar two per contract against

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the option that we're buying which is

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the 80 call okay so the cost basis for

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the 80 call you always want to know what

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your cost basis is the call is going to

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be

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$110.2 that's your cost basis if you you

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know if you're buying the if you want to

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figure out what your eventual return is

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going to be you need to know what your

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cost basis is so you take the $80 call

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Value and you add the

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$320 that you pay for the contract and

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it gives you your your cost basis of

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$110.2 so if you were to buy the actual

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shares you'd buy them at

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$16.30 but by buying the calls it's

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going to cost you a little bit more your

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cost basis is

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11020

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okay and um so that's that's where you

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start and now you sell the call option

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and now you have a purchase call the 80

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call that you purchased and the $130

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call that you've sold against it now if

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AMD rises above 130 follow me here the

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net gain the overall net gain is going

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to be

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$20.82 per contract or per share on the

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call option which is

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$2,082 and a return on investment of

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69% so how do we find out those numbers

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your gain of

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$20.82 over your cost of

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$302 is a return on investment of 69%

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now some of you might not understand how

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do you figure out what the gain is on

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the call option so

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remember if you bought the 80 call and

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AMD finishes above

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130 there's a $50 gain right there just

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pretend you know you're buying your call

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you get to buy the call at 80 when you

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exercise the shares and you sell them at

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130 that's a $50 gain but you have to

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subtract out the

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$302 that you paid for the call up front

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Okay So eventually your your net gain is

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going to be

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$20.82 per share with which is

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$282 and your return on investment is

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69% so buying the deep in the money call

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option saves you over

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$7,600

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upfront you know if you were to buy the

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shares that would cost you $10,600 if

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you buy the deep in the money call

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option it only cost you

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$3,000 $20 so you're saving yourself

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over

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$7,600 in upfront cash layout by buying

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the deep in the money call option

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instead in effect you're lowering your

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overall risk of $7,600 as well let's

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just say AMD craps out and goes to zero

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goes bankrupt you're going to be saving

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yourself

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$7,600 of losses by buying the deep in

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the money call option instead and you're

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still getting almost all that same

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movement all that same bang for your

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buck that the stock would get you know

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if the stock goes from 110 to 130 you

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know there's that

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$20 gain right there for the stock but

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the same thing for I'm sorry if you buy

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it at 106 up to 130 there's about a

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$2,400 gain and the deep in the money

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call option is going to make a $2,000

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gain so you're making you know a couple

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hundred dollar less with the deep in the

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money call option you know as long as

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the stock moves above 130 but but you

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have to remember in that tradeoff of

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making you know about $400 less in

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profit you're saving yourself

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$7,600 in upfront cost and

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$7,600 less risk in the trade if AMD

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craps out okay so here we go $7,600 less

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downside risk if AMD drops to zero less

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risk and better return on investment the

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deep in the money call option you're

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going to get a 69% return on your

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investment versus the what do we get for

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the

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um the if you're just buying the shares

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instead you're going to have that that

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23.3% return on investment so less money

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up front better return on investment

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less risk to the downside with a 90%

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Delta option you're going to get 90% of

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whatever the stock moves so in my

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opinion it's so much better to have less

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money on the line less risk on the line

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better return on investment the the

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dollar gains are only a couple hundred

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dollar difference I'd rather have that

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and have all these other benefits okay

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so you make sure you use the 90% Delta

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in this case to substitute your stock

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and use the deep in the money call

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option instead it's just a better way a

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more efficient way to use your money so

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I'm go back up to the very first line

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here the goal is to always use your

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funds more efficiently with options

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contracts compared to using the stock

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that's why we love options so much

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because you can you can use your money

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so much more efficiently you know what

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you do you take that $7,600 that you're

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saving and put it into other trades or

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put it into you know the 5% money market

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funds earn that 5% interest these days

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so it's so much better to use options

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and in this case you're using a deep

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inth the- money call substituting that

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for the stock and this is what's called

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the poorman's covered call why is it

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called the poorman's covered call

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because as a poor man you have to put up

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less money to buy the shares of stock

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you're you're saving yourself $7,600

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that a poor man doesn't have okay so

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that's really why it's called the poor

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man's covered call and you're getting

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all the same benefits you're getting

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appreciation of the stock with the call

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option and you're you're able to take in

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money of spelling by selling the call

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option now if that call option expires

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worthless if the October option expires

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worthless that's fine you're still

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holding your January very deep in the

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money call option so now you can sell a

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November call option and if that one

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expires worthless then you can sell a

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December call option against your

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January call option so you can keep

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rolling it so that's why I say you can

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go out further in time you can buy a

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June of 2024 deep in the- money call

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option if you want it's going to cost

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you a little bit more money because the

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further out in time you go the more it

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costs but you can still make up for that

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by Rolling the options for a few more

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months instead of using the January 24

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call option you understand what I'm

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saying all right so that's really the

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whole gist of it that's the lesson for

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today is that you want to use a deep in

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the money call option as a substitute

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for the stock it's called the poor men's

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covered call all right so let's quickly

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go to our our website here um smart

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option seller.com

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and talk about um you know what we do

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