Beyond simply buying call options, perhaps the most popular option strategy is to structure a covered call or buy-writetransaction. This is a very popular strategy be… See more

In a married put strategy, an investor purchases an asset—such as shares of stock—and simultaneously purchases put options for an equivalent number of shares.Th… See more

In a bull call spread strategy, an investor simultaneously buys calls at a specific strike pricewhile also selling the same number of calls at a higher strike price. Both … See more

The bear put spread strategy is another form of vertical spread. In this strategy, the investor simultaneously purchases put options at a specific strike price and also sells the sa… See more