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105 articles · Updated 2026-08-01

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LatestOptions education3 Sept 2026

An Option Exercise Can Settle Tomorrow: The T+1 Record Behind an Equity Assignment

An equity option exercise creates a share-delivery or share-receipt obligation that normally settles on the next business day. Keep the exercise date, settlement date and contract terms separate.

For a standard physically settled equity option, exercise on a business day normally leads to stock delivery on the first business day after exercise.

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Wealth and portfolio3 Sept 2026

ETF Put Moneyness Begins With the Shares' Trading Price

An ETF may trade above or below its reported NAV. A fictional protective-put example shows why the option contract must be checked against the ETF shares' trading price, deliverable and expiry terms.

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Market context3 Sept 2026

The Fed's 2 September Beige Book Counted Ten Districts With Growth

The Federal Reserve's 2 September 2026 Beige Book said ten of twelve Districts reported slight to moderate growth. The count describes dated, qualitative District reports, not a national growth rate or an options-market position.

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Wealth and portfolio2 Sept 2026

A 2% 30-Day Put Premium Does Not Create a 24% Income Plan

A cash-secured-put example shows why multiplying one 30-day premium across a year leaves out assignment, changed capital and eleven future decisions.

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Market context2 Sept 2026

BLS Reported 7.271 Million July Openings and 5.054 Million Hires. They Use Different Clocks

BLS released July 2026 JOLTS data on 1 September. Job openings were 7.271 million on the last business day of July, while hires were 5.054 million across the month. Their 2.217 million arithmetic difference is a stock-flow calculation, not a net-jobs measure.

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Options education2 Sept 2026

How an Option Assignment Reaches a Short Position

An exercise notice moves through OCC and then a broker's approved allocation method. Learn why an open short series, not an opening-trade counterparty, determines assignment exposure.

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Wealth and portfolio1 Sept 2026

A Covered Call and a Cash-Secured Put Can Turn 100 Shares Into 200

Writing a call against 100 shares and a cash-secured put on the same stock can leave an investor with 200 shares after a decline. A fictional model shows the allocation result.

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Market context1 Sept 2026

Cboe's Proposed XSPBX Fee Codes Make Order Capacity Part of the Cost Record

The SEC's August 2026 notice describes proposed XSPBX fees from $0.04 to $0.30 for Customer orders, with separate bands for other order capacity. A clean options record needs the quoted premium, capacity, liquidity role and exchange fee.

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Options education1 Sept 2026

Why an Ordinary Cash Dividend Usually Leaves an Option Contract Alone

A regular cash dividend can affect a share price and option premium while leaving contract terms intact. Learn when a non-ordinary distribution may prompt an OCC adjustment.

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Wealth and portfolio30 Aug 2026

An Unvested RSU Is Not Deliverable Stock for a Covered Call

Employee stock awards can add to company exposure, but an unvested restricted stock unit is not the delivered share position a covered call requires.

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An Option Exercise Can Settle Tomorrow: The T+1 Record Behind an Equity Assignment

ETF Put Moneyness Begins With the Shares' Trading Price

The Fed's 2 September Beige Book Counted Ten Districts With Growth

A 2% 30-Day Put Premium Does Not Create a 24% Income Plan

BLS Reported 7.271 Million July Openings and 5.054 Million Hires. They Use Different Clocks

How an Option Assignment Reaches a Short Position

A Covered Call and a Cash-Secured Put Can Turn 100 Shares Into 200

Cboe's Proposed XSPBX Fee Codes Make Order Capacity Part of the Cost Record

Why an Ordinary Cash Dividend Usually Leaves an Option Contract Alone

An Unvested RSU Is Not Deliverable Stock for a Covered Call

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