12 playbooks filed under #options-education, newest first. The latest 12 are below. Older ones are one click away. Each tip shows the strike, the credit and the exit. The teasers are open; the full math unlocks with PRO.
Three December put studies after Thursday’s AI selloff. $NBIS pays the most but stays watch-only until its Nov 12 results. $AAPL and $AKAM are studies. Strike logic, risks and exits.
Three put studies for Nov 2–6. $AMZN ••• and $MSFT ••• are studies; $GOOGL ••• stays watch-only after its record drop. Strike logic, risks and what would change each plan.
Yes, at some brokers: Questrade and Wealthsimple allow cash-secured puts in a TFSA with options approval and the full cash in the account. What their yes does not settle: assignment and the CRA’s business-income test.
A stop-market order can fill beyond its trigger. A stop-limit can leave the option open. A hypothetical short-put example explains the price-versus-execution trade-off and why neither order guarantees a maximum loss.
How to translate an implied-volatility change into an estimated option-value change—and why a favorable vega effect is not the same as profit. A worked example makes the units and seller’s sign explicit.
A hypothetical comparison separates ending delta from the sensitivity over a whole stock-price move. Why changing exposure matters—and why a Greek is not a forecast.
An index put can settle as a cash debit without delivering shares. A fictional SPX example separates the payment method, the cash reserved and the stock-based wheel.
After a reverse split, an option can keep its pricing multiplier while delivering fewer shares. A fictional put example separates the assignment bill, premium and per-share breakeven.
Three put studies for Oct 26–30. $AMZN ••• and $MSFT ••• stay watch-only into earnings; $BE ••• is a pass. Strike logic, event checks and what would change each plan.
To close a covered call early, buy back the same call. What it costs, how to confirm the fill, and an example where the call wins but the position loses.
A hypothetical put earns a ••• premium over 60 days, shown as ••• annualized. That comparison does not predict yearly income or remove the risk of a share-price loss.
How to run the wheel on an ETF: the cash one put ties up on SCHD, IWM, QQQ and SPY, what to check before you start, and a fictional put-to-covered-call cycle in dollars, losses included.