For the covered call trade, there are two ways to approach this strategy. The first approach is based on the stocks that are already in your possession. If you have at least 100 shares of the stock and the stock is optionable, you can do a covered call trade. If you happen to have ownership in AAPL, AMZN, GLD, GOOG, or SPY, you can do mini covered calls on these stocks with a minimum of 10 shares and in 10 share increments. The second approach to covered calls is through […]

Different Order Types Trading in the stock market has changed dramatically over the years. Back in the day, there was no online trading. You would need to call your broker to place trades. Trades were not automated like they are today. With the advent of computers and then the internet, so many more features are available to us as traders. As computers and internet usage became more commonplace, trading changed for the better for individual traders. Commission costs went down dramatically. Information is readily available at our fingertips. One big […]