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Episode 65: Covered Calls and Protective Puts (The Price of Protection)
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Episode Summary
This episode dissects the two options strategies most commonly utilized by retail investors: covered calls and protective puts. We unpack the mechanics of covered calls—where you own the underlying stock and sell a call option against it to collect immediate premium cash in exchange for capping your maximum potential upside. We expose the reality behind the highly popular Canadian covered call funds, which are heavily marketed as providing "enhanced income" or high monthly…
The skinny
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