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A 10% Covered-Call ETF Distribution Can Accompany a 2.5% Loss
A $20,000 example shows why covered-call ETF investors must compare cash distributions with NAV, total return, upside caps and fees.
9 min readRead article - Options education
Earnings Expected Move: How Straddle Premium Becomes a Breakeven Range
Learn how an at-the-money straddle creates an earnings expected-move estimate, why its expiration breakevens matter, and where the shortcut can fail.
11 min readRead article - Wealth and portfolio
Calculate the Rebalancing Gap Before Selling the Put
A $100,000 60/40 example shows when put assignment can restore an equity target and when a direct rebalance is cleaner.
8 min readRead article - Market context
Cboe's 29 July Put/Call Split: 1.13 for Index Options, 0.77 for Equities
Cboe's 29 July 2026 C1 data showed different put/call ratios for index and equity options. Product mix, time window and contract weighting limit any sentiment claim.
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Rolling Options: Separate the Closed Trade From the New Position
Learn why an option roll is a closing trade plus a new position, how to track each result, and why a net credit does not remove risk.
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Adjusted Options After Stock Splits and Mergers: Read the Deliverable First
Learn how stock splits, reverse splits and mergers can change an option's contract count, deliverable, strike, multiplier and expiration.
10 min readRead article - Wealth and portfolio
Four Small Put Positions Can Become One Large Sector Bet
A $100,000 example shows how several modest cash-secured puts can create a concentrated sector position when assignment arrives together.
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VIX Closed at 18.21 and VVIX at 98.51: How to Read Volatility of Volatility
Cboe's 28 July 2026 VIX and VVIX closes show why expected equity volatility and expected VIX-forward volatility answer different risk questions.
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Options Expiration Near the Strike: Pin Risk and Surprise Share Positions
Learn how exercise-by-exception, broker cut-offs and after-hours moves can turn near-strike equity options into unexpected share positions.
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Options Premium Must Clear the Debt Hurdle First
A $20,000 example shows how debt interest changes the capital-allocation threshold for cash-secured puts before assignment and tax.
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VIX1D Closed at 13.09 and VIX9D at 18.13: Why the Horizon Matters More Than the Gap
Cboe's 27 July 2026 volatility curve rose from 13.09 at one day to 20.20 at three months. Variance arithmetic separates horizon differences from unsupported event forecasts.
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5.27 Million SPX Contracts Changed Hands: How to Read Volume and Open Interest
Cboe recorded 5.27 million SPX option contracts traded and 21.99 million of open interest on 24 July 2026. A clearing ledger shows why activity, outstanding positions, direction and liquidity are separate questions.
7 min readRead article - Options education
Covered Calls and Cash-Secured Puts: Same Expiration Payoff, Different Starting Point
When covered calls and cash-secured puts share an expiration payoff, ownership, dividends, cash and assignment still determine which trade fits.
9 min readRead article - Wealth and portfolio
Emergency Cash Should Not Double as Put Collateral
A worked example shows why emergency savings and cash-secured-put collateral need separate jobs before assignment risk enters the account.
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A Retirement-Income Test for Options Premium
A covered-call example shows how to judge options premium beside total return, assignment, spending needs and tax treatment.
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Covered Call Dividend Risk: When Early Assignment Becomes More Likely
Learn why dividend dates raise early-assignment risk for in-the-money covered calls, how extrinsic value shapes the economics, and what to check.
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Fed, GDP and PCE in 18.5 Hours: Why the Expiry Map Matters
VIX closed at 18.58 before a tightly packed Federal Reserve, GDP and PCE window. See why expiry dates, total variance and event timing matter.
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