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Is Your Covered Call Strategy Actually Working?

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Covered calls as cost basis reduction

  • Covered call reduces cost basis of long stock
  • Not about income but position management
  • Short call serves same function for different positions
2:15IBM· ticker

IBM — covered call example

  • Buy 100 shares, sell 250 call
  • Mid price 655 for 39-day call
  • Time decay reduces call value to 460 in 2 weeks
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Rolling short calls strategy

  • Buy back short call at lower price
  • Roll to further expiration for new credit
  • Use market data instead of theoretical models
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Risk management in covered calls

  • Stock rally offsets short call risk
  • Roll to lower strike if stock drops
  • Strategy requires self-directed risk assessment

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