As we previously stated, our fearless, intrepid investor lost $US10,990.00 in her “fun” portfolio over one year, writing just out-of-the-money covered calls on Novavax (NVAX) on Mondays, expiry dates on Fridays of the same week.
Mistakes are practice shots if we learn something from them. What did she learn from her NVAX experience?
Instead of writing just out-of-the-money covered calls on any security, she decided to write covered calls sufficiently out-of-the-money to earn about 1% per month or slightly more. That would significantly reduce the possibility of being assigned!
What will did she do when the NYSE opened at 9:30 AM today?
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