Covered Call Writing
Summary
Writing a covered call means selling a call option on shares of stock you already own. Explore this slightly bullish to neutral strategy, which is typically used to generate income from a stock holding but can also be used for short-term trades.
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Investor Education at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley
Dave has taught investing and trading to thousands of individual investors for nearly thirty years. With expertise in a wide range of topics including stock analysis and selection, technical analysis, risk management, options, exchange traded funds, and futures, Dave has created and delivered compelling education in many settings. He holds an MBA from New York University, a BA in business economics from University of California Santa Barbara, FINRA series 7 and 24, and NFA series 3 licenses. Dave lives in New Jersey with his wife and two college-age kids where he enjoys golf (a lot), skiing, almost all sports on TV, crosswords, Jeopardy, jazz, and backyard ornithology.