Covered call writing is a low-risk, option-selling strategy that offers investors the opportunity to beat the market consistently and frequently significantly. When you sell options, your cost basis is lowered. Plus, the technique can be crafted to align with various trading styles, goals, and personal risk tolerances.

In this presentation by Alan Ellman, president of The Blue Collar Investor Corp., two strategies will be analyzed: Dividend Capture and a Streamlined Approach: The CEO Strategy. With the first strategy, you can have the potential for three income streams per trade: Option premium, share appreciation up to the out-of-the-money call strike, and dividend income. With the second strategy, CEO is an acronym that stands for Combining Exchange-traded funds with stock Options. Only 11 underlying securities are considered, as well as only four of our 14 covered call writing exit strategies.

You’ll learn all about what’s involved in both strategies—and how to put them to work in YOUR portfolio. The course is structured to benefit both beginner and advanced option traders, using real-life examples to enhance the learning process. 

Selling cash-secured puts is a low-risk option strategy geared to generating cash flow but always having capital preservation in mind. This presentation will detail the strategy, incorporating the three required skillsets necessary to achieve the highest levels of returns—stock selection, option selection, and position management. If and when we allow the exercise of the put options, shares are put to us at a price we agreed upon. What is our next step? This seminar will discuss three potential paths we can take and the rationale behind these decisions, using real-life examples. 

Our buy-and-hold portfolios in non-sheltered accounts are generating 8%-10% per year. Can we potentially increase these yields by selling stock options while, at the same time, dramatically decreasing the probability of our shares being sold to avoid potential tax implications? The answer is a resounding “yes”.

Portfolio overwriting is a strategy that can benefit millions of investors seeking to enhance portfolio returns using a low-risk covered call writing-like strategy.

Traditional covered call writing will also be discussed to demonstrate comparisons between the two strategy approaches.