A covered call is a popular and conservative strategy that many investors employ to generate additional returns on their stock holdings. For every 100 shares of a stock in your  …

If you’re familiar with stock trading but are new to options, LEAPS (Long-term equity anticipation securities) can be an excellent entry point. LEAP call options have a longer time horizon  …

Buying LEAPS is gaining popularity with investors focusing on long-term gains. The acronym LEAPS stands for long-term equity anticipation securities, so it is no surprise that the goal is to  …

One of the best aspects of options investing is the ability to tailor your trades to a variety of market conditions. You can buy calls when you’re bullish, puts when  …

We’ve written before about using LEAPs as a longer-term options strategy and as a substitute for buying a stock, but what we haven’t covered are the real basics of making  …

Trading at the beginning of last week saw the Dow and S&P 500 lose about 3.5% and 4%, respectively, while the three days of trading leading to Wednesday’s lows saw  …

The only way to talk about LEAPS options is to start with the obvious question: What does 'LEAPS' mean? This acronym stands for Long Term Anticipation Security. It's clear right  …

We’ve written before on the idea of using a LEAPS investing strategy for longer-term speculative investments but the question today is: Can leaps investing be used as a substitute for  …