Selling covered calls
Selling covered calls is one (conservative) way to make money off a stock stuck in a trading range. The idea is to sell a call on a stock that you already own. If the stock shoots up, your stock will be called away (sold) and you'll get for your stock the strike price plus the premium you collected when you sold the call. For example, Microsoft closed Friday at $27.17. The July 2006 27.50 call closed at $1. If you sold one and the stock went up you'd get $27.50 + $1 = $28.50 for your stock. If it closes below $27.50 in July, you can just pocket the $1 premium and keep your stock. If it drops, hey bad news, but at least you have $1 per share to cushion the loss somewhat.
What I do is determine a trading range. MSFT in the last year has traded in the $24 to $28 range. When it gets near the top of its range, sell covered calls at a strike price as near as possible to the current price. If the stock drops down to the lower part of the range, buy your call back to take your profit and close the transaction. You can do this over and over if you are lucky.
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Basic Funda is when market is down prefer selling .Then buy script at lower cost then sell it at higher price.
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In Stock market no matter whether its Indian stock market or DOW any one.The best way to make money is by following market trend. If Market is going down then you should prefer selling and when its bit up then buying is better option.
We say we will buy at lower levels for maximum gains.However this strategy is not always best. Think before taking any action.
Use some stock market consultant or do research work yourself.
Always remember its your money invest wisely.
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Hi Everyone.
Your blog is nice and informative. We think your visitors will like this posting.
We all know that Indian stock market has become volatile now a days. One day its going up and another day its coming down. So we all should like to know
what is the reason for it. As in the last post we have mentioned that FII are the main reason, but now to there are few more factors adding to worries, they are:-
1. FII profit booking.
2. Political issue - Indo-US nuclear issue.
3. 25 Basis cut which was expected by US people of atleast 50 basis.
4. Low volumes due to holidays in coming week.
We suggest you to take bit long positions right now as market is volatile so don’t prefer intraday trading for few days.
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