Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCI·Nov 10, 2025The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Cash-Secured PutsWhen we sell cash-secured puts (CSPs), we are undertaking the contractual obligation to buy shares at the strike price by the expiration…
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCI·Oct 4, 2025The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Cash-Secured PutsWhen we sell cash-secured puts (CSPs), we are undertaking the contractual obligation to buy shares at the strike price by the expiration…
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCI·May 3, 2025The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Monthly Cash-Secured PutsOn 10/20/2023, a BCI premium member shared with me a cash-secured put series of trades executed with Charles Shwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). Over…
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCI·Jan 13, 2025How to Manage Near-The-Money Put Strikes as Expiration ApproachesMany option traders who sell cash-secured puts prefer not to take possession of the underlying shares. Typically, when a trade is…
