covered-call

"The covered-call strategy is more protective than [a] simple buy-and-hold [one]," said Mr. Neiman, who is also president of Neiman Funds Management LLC and whose son, Dan Neiman, co-manages the fund.

Options Pay Dividends for Fund Brendan Conway 2010

In what appeared to be a "buy-write," or "covered-call" strategy, long shareholders sold the call contracts for $1.01 apiece.

Options Traders Eye Limit To Kraft's Rise Chris Dieterich 2011

In general, he says the covered-call strategy allows him to stick with strong high-quality companies to generate the income investors expect, rather than seek out higher-yielding firms with weaker balance sheets.

Funds Use Options to Enhance Income Reshma Kapadia 2011

Possible Outcomes A covered-call strategy typically works best when the market is rising gradually or relatively flat, so the income collected from the option sale exceeds any potential gains that may be forfeited.

Funds Use Options to Enhance Income Reshma Kapadia 2011

Right now, the fund employs the covered-call strategy on only 27% of its holdings.

Options Pay Dividends for Fund Brendan Conway 2010

To bet on dispersion, you can tweak the covered-call strategy slightly: You buy an individual stock and simultaneously sell a call on an ETF.

Beating the Herd on the Street 2010

"What we're seeing at the moment is that some of the covered-call traders are buying back their options and rolling over, selling the options for the next month's expiration to keep their position going," said Mr. Frederick.

Bank Stocks Drag on Market Peter A. McKay, Rob Curran, and Geoffrey Rogow 2009

Any buy-write or covered-call fund is going to underperform the stock market during a bull market.

Buy-Write: Safe Harbor in Troubled Times? 2009

He writes covered-call option contracts to generate income off his shares, a tactic that could lose him some of the upside if share prices rise substantially.

More Investors Say Bye-Bye to Buy-and-Hold 2009

In a bull market, covered-call trades are unpopular, since participants prefer to let their profits run up as the market ticks higher.

Bank Stocks Drag on Market Peter A. McKay, Rob Curran, and Geoffrey Rogow 2009