THIS BOOK INCLUDES ALL OF THE NEWEST ETFs OFFERED AND A DATABASE ON THOSE ETFs FOR WHICH COVERED CALL WRITING IS NOW AVAILABLE.Covered Call Writing with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is a tutorial investment program designed for investors who utilize Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and who desire to learn about and implement a covered call writing strategy to achieve conservative double-digit returns. It is primarily for investors who have some knowledge of stock market and Exchange Traded Fund investing but are new to covered call writing. As a companion book to COVERED CALL WRITING DEMYSTIFIED for ETF investors, it simplifies, fully explains, and instructs investors on how to use covered call option writing on ETFs. The program outlined in the book offers perhaps the single best opportunity to achieve double-digit investment returns in the slow growth or no growth stock market expected by many experts in the future. This strategy works best in such a market environment. The investment approach of writing covered call options, a more conservative investment strategy than just owning stocks or ETFs alone, has been available for decades. Until now, however, it has often been unknown or misunderstood by many investors, especially its use in conjunction with ETFs.Why is Covered Call Writing with Exchange Traded Funds(ETFs) needed? Many nationally recognized investment experts believe that the U.S. stock market in the future will most certainly produce significantly lower returns than the high returns of the past for many years to come. Some noteworthy examples:* The long-term prospects for equities in general is far from exciting. - Warren E. Buffett, The Chairmans Letter, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Annual Report.* Over the next century you should expect your share prices to average 6% (return) a year. Over the next five years, ten years, I think you will be lucky to come out even on share prices. - Sir John Templeton, now deceased pioneer in the mutual fund industry, Business Center, CNBC TV Interview.Covered Call Writing with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is unique because:(1) A list of all U.S. Exchange Traded Funds is provided by category, specifically indicating those ETFs that offer covered call writing. ETFs on which covered call writing is available is ranked according to the extent of call option writing choices available and the volume of option trading to assist investors with selection of the best alternatives for covered call writing. Extensive other information about each ETF is also provided on an Excel template.(2) A detailed investment program is outlined for personal implementation to assist investors in achieving consistent double-digit returns utilizing covered call writing on Exchange Traded Funds. This investment strategy is most effective in a slow growth or no growth stock market, the kind of market projected in the future by so many investment experts.(3) The entire subject matter is centered on a focused area of standardized options--covered call writing on ETFs an investor owns or acquires in the future.(4) A complete education on the subject is provided.(5) Unlike other books about options, it is easy to understand by any investor.(6) Easy-to-use Microsoft Excel templates for PC use as well as manual worksheets are provided to assist in making specific investment decisions regarding which covered calls to write on ETFs, to effectively track results, and for other planning purposes.

Covered Call Writing With Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Double-Digit Returns, Diversification, Downside Protection

Business & Money

Paul D. Kadavy

Investing

Arrow Publications

Covered Call Writing With Qs And Diamonds: Double-Digit Returns on Ready-Made Portfolios is not just another book about covered call writing. It is a highly focused and readily understandable educational tool with a unique easy-to-follow implementation program. It is designed for investors who either do not have the time or the desire to research individual stocks and administer such a portfolio, yet who seek an opportunity to achieve double-digit investment returns by using covered call writing.Ownership of the ready-made portfolios available to you with the Qs (ticker symbol QQQQ: the 100 largest companies on the Nasdaq) and Diamonds (ticker symbol DIA: the stocks composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average) eliminate the need for stock research. And, the call writing choices you have available to you with them are far broader than any individual stocks, making them the perfect equity investments to use in conjunction with covered call writing.After the annual meeting of his company, Warren Buffett (Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway) said to Maria Bartiromo of CNBC: If you own equities, over the next twenty or thirty years you will get a reasonable return. Maybe its 6%, maybe its 7%. People who expect 15% a year are doomed to disappointment. If you believe that The Oracle of Omaha is right about a slow-growth market for decades to come, then everything that you need as an investor is here for you in this book to develop and implement a covered call writing program using two of the most liquid, highly diversified equity portfolios.THE BOOK PROVIDES:* The case for using the PowerShares QQQ that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index (top 100 Nasdaq stocks in market capitalization) and the Diamonds Trust Series 1 (tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average) for total or substantial portfolio composition. * Details on the unique features of these two highly liquid and popular Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that make them ideally suitable for no hassle, easy decision covered call writing to assist in reaching consistent double-digit investment returns in a more conservative way than a buy-and-hold equity strategy.* A detailed turnkey implementation program for call writing with the QQQQ and DIA, including out-of-the-money calls and in-the-money calls, both of which can yield solid double-digit returns, when and how to effectively use them.* Discussion on call expiration date selection to fit your needs, including the advantages of shorter-term and longer-term expirations.* A presentation of technical analysis tools to assist investors in making short-term decisions on when to write calls, and which type of call to write.* Use of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to assist in reviewing covered call writing selection alternatives and tracking your results so that the best decisions for you are reached to achieve your investment return goal.* Use of margin, if appropriate for you, to potentially almost double the returns from covered call writing on these ready-made portfolios.* Details about brokerage accounts, with special emphasis on the use of online discount brokerages for quick, very low cost execution of trades. Web sites for brokerages, charting sources and other technical information are provided.* Presentation of the tax information you need to understand and administer the income tax aspects of covered call writing.With interest rates so low and a scarcity of acceptable investment alternatives available to investors, covered call writing on diversified portfolios such as the Qs and Diamonds may offer one of the best possible opportunities to achieve double-digit investment returns in the slow-growth market we seem sure to encounter ahead.

Covered Call Writing with Qs and Diamonds: Double-Digit Returns on Ready-Made Portfolios

Put Option Writing Demystified is the book devoted exclusively to the subject of generating double-digit income returns from a little-known, often misunderstood and conservative investment opportunity known as put option writing. In fact, it can be more conservative than simply owning stocks alone. And the good news is that this strategy works best during slow growth, flat or even slightly declining markets.
This book fully stands on its own, but it can also be viewed as a companion text to Covered Call Writing Demystified (see the book description on Amazon.com for more information). Hence the similarity in name. These are the reasons:
* Put option writing and covered call writing have essentially the same reward and risk characteristics. When used as outlined in the book, they are very conservative (unlike many other uses of options).
* Investors using covered call writing will find opportunities to use put option writing to achieve similar double-digit investment results, but also to have the opportunity to purchase stocks or Exchange Traded Funds at a discount from their present value.
What is put option writing?
Have you been tempted at times to buy a particular stock, but decided not to take the plunge because you thought it might be overpriced...or, just on a hunch, you thought you might be able to pick up the shares at a lower price? Not only might it be possible for you to buy that stock for less, but what if someone were willing to pay you cash today at a double-digit return rate and also give you the opportunity to buy it at a lower price later? Does that sound too good to be true? It is not. It is called put option writing, and it s available to you on literally thousands of stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Put Option Writing Demystified is totally focused on providing (1) the education you need to fully understand the concepts behind put option writing and (2) a unique easy-to-follow program so that you can implement the strategy yourself without the help of a full-service broker or investment manager.
The book also provides short-term technical analysis tools to assist in guiding market forecasts and making even more profitable put writing decisions
In addition to presenting everything you need to know about put option writing and how to implement your own personal put writing program the book provides:
* A uniquely designed Microsoft® Excel template for put writing to assist in reviewing writing selection alternatives so that the best decisions for you are reached to achieve your investment return goal.
* An Excel file containing all of the latest U.S. ETFs with a wealth of information about them, including those on which options are available.
* Details about brokerage accounts, with special emphasis on the use of online discount brokerages for quick, very low cost execution of trades. Web sites for brokerages, charting sources and other technical information are provided.
* Tax information you need for understanding and administering the income tax aspects of put option writing. This includes the opportunity for deferring taxation of income until a later tax year while enjoying the use of the income now.
 With interest rates so low and a scarcity of acceptable investment alternatives available to investors, put option writing, as well as covered call writing, may offer two of the best possible opportunities to achieve consistent double-digit investment returns in the slow-growth market we seem likely to encounter ahead.

Put Option Writing Demystified: Earn Double-Digit Cash Returns While Waiting to Buy Stocks at a Discount

Arrow Publications - Arizona

This book provides a complete education and implementation program for investors who seek an opportunity to achieve double- and even triple-digit annualized investment returns utilizing a strategy of writing uncovered puts and calls on individual stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) without owning them. Only one margin amount is required to write both the puts and the calls. It is designed for investors who have experience with covered call writing on individual stocks or ETFs, and preferably also with put option writing, and who are prepared to take greater risk to obtain greater returns. Ways to mitigate risk are also discussed at length in the book.For the option investor, the simultaneous writing of a put and a call option on the same security can provide a two-fold steady stream of cash income utilizing the same margin requirement if structured properly. It can also provide a chance to purchase desired shares of stock at a lower than current market price, if that is the objective of the investor. This book will give you the theoretical and practical tools necessary to develop and implement this investment discipline. Software templates using Excel are also provided for selecting option alternatives and calculating returns on investment. There is also a file containing a wealth of data on all of the exploding number of current U.S. ETFs, including information about which offer put and call options for writing.For investors who have time to watch the market, who have the comfort that comes from knowledge and experience with other option writing strategies, and fully understand and are prepared to take additional investment risk, writing uncovered put and call option combinations offers the opportunity for very high returns at a time when the overall long-term outlook for investment returns, both equity and fixed income, seems to be below their historical averages.

Writing Uncovered Put and Call Combinations

PUT AND CALL OPTION WRITING FOR THE INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND FINANCIAL PLANNER is a timely and profitable tutorial investment program written for investment professionals who have knowledge of stock market investing but are relatively new to put and call option writing. The book simplifies, fully explains and instructs advisors on how to use covered call writing, put option writing and both covered and uncovered option combination writing on common stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Some of the investment approaches detailed (writing covered calls and cash-covered puts) are a more conservative investment strategy than just owning stocks alone. Others are more aggressive, although much attention is devoted in the book to mitigating risk. These option strategies have been available for decades. Until now, however, they have been mostly unknown or misunderstood by many investors and investment advisors.Why is PUT AND CALL OPTION WRITING FOR THE INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND FINANCIAL PLANNER needed? Many nationally recognized investment experts believe that the U.S. stock market in the future will most certainly produce significantly lower returns than the high returns of the past for many years to come. Some noteworthy examples:* The long-term prospects for equities in general is far from exciting. - Warren E. Buffett, The Chairmans Letter, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Annual Report.If you own equities, over the next twenty or thirty years you will get a reasonable return. Maybe its 6%, maybe its 7%. People who expect 15% a year are doomed to disappointment. - Interview with Warren Buffett by Maria Bartiromo of CNBC TV.* Over the next century you should expect your share prices to average 6% a year. Over the next five years, ten years, I think you will be lucky to come out even on share prices. - Sir John Templeton, now deceased pioneer in the mutual fund industry, Business Center, CNBC TV Interview. The strategies outlined work best in such a market environment. PUT AND CALL OPTION WRITING FOR THE INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND FINANCIAL PLANNER is unique because:(1) Detailed investment programs are outlined for easy implementation to assist advisors in achieving consistent double-digit returns utilizing option writing on common stocks and ETFs. These investment strategies are most effective in a slow growth or no growth stock market, as is projected for the future by many investment experts.(2) The entire subject matter is devoted to a focused area of standardized options including covered call writing, put option writing and combination writing on stocks and ETFs an advisor owns or acquires in the future for himself/herself or for clients.(3) A complete education on the subject is provided and specific programs for implementation of each strategy.(4) Detailed information is provided on the advantages of ETFs over mutual funds with a list of ETFs, by category, that offer option writing and an analysis of which are the most attractive.(5) Numerous easy-to-use Microsoft Excel and Word templates are provided with the book to assist in making specific investment decisions regarding which puts and calls to write on stocks and ETFs, to effectively track results, to analyze commission-based vs. fee-based compensation for options on an individual account basis and for other planning purposes.(6) Extensive marketing materials are provided in the book and on the software for the advisor to use in promoting option writing services to current clients and new prospects.

Put and Call Option Writing for the Investment Advisor and Financial Planner

* Consistent Double-Digit Returns * Knowledge of Stocks Not Required * Proven Back-Tested Track Record * Small Investment Normally Required * 15 Minutes a Month to Implement * Turnkey Method Provided
For stock market investors who have been decimated by market turmoil, either by their own hand or by investment advisors, here is a ready-to-implement-yourself program designed to achieve long-term double-digit compounded returns. It requires no knowledge of stock selection, no investment research and no big investment. And best of all it is incredibly easy to implement, requiring only about 15 minutes of your time each month.
This book includes historical information provided to you in Excel demonstrating how this strategy would have worked over past periods from five to twenty-five years through all of the ups and downs in the markets. It then shows you how you can easily apply those results in the future to achieve your own double-digit investment returns.
The results this program can achieve lends itself to be readily tested on paper, giving you the opportunity to see for yourself before you commit any of your own resources.
A limited amount of background information is provided on option writing, as it is assumed that the reader has already had some experience in writing covered calls and perhaps other option writing strategies.

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