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Feb 9

Poor Man’s Covered Call: The Budget-Friendly Way to Sell Options! ( With Real example)📝
Want to make money selling calls but don’t have the cash for 100 shares? No worries, there’s a cheaper way,the Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) or Synthetic Covered Call. How It Works (Super Simple!) Buy a long-term call (LEAPS) : This is your “discounted” stock that gives you the right to buy shares later. Sell a short-term call : This is how you collect premium $$$, just like a regular covered call! Why It’s Cool ✅ Way cheaper than buying 100 shares ✅ Generates passive income from selling calls ✅ Uses leverage smartly (but don’t go crazy!) Real Example $MSTR is $329.20 Buying 100 shares costs $32,920! Instead, you: ✔ Buy ITM LEAPS call (expires next year or near a year depending your budget ) $300 strike costs around $11,600 - This is way less than $32,920 to control 100 shares 🧠 Of course , you start a PMCC when stock has been down + IV down🤷🏻‍♂️ ✔ Sell a short-term call and collect $1,200 every few weeks? ( if things go on your favor ) Maybe the $345 strike price on Feb 21? Boom! You’re running a covered call strategy without needing a fortune. Risk? If the stock moons 🚀 past your strike price, you cap your gains. But hey, that’s the trade-off for spending way less upfront! Ever tried the Poor Man’s Covered Call? ☎️ PS: This is not financial advice. Always do your own research and consult your financial advisor or broker to understand the risks involved.
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Thank you Sir. One qn: instead of leaps which needs 11k in the above example, can we do synthetic long (buying call and selling put at the same expiry and SP) to get the same exposure as holding 100 stock, which needs even lesser capital? And, can we sell covered call against it?
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Feb 9
In this case, do I need the 33k always available? In case my call gets exercised, I need to buy my 100 shares from the initial call that I bought, correct?
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Feb 9
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lol, while a great strategy, this is hardly a “poor man” friendly example!
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The .750 Delta and 12-18 months is an awesome spot to buy LEAPs if you are bullish on a stock over time. My favorite way to use this at scale is also to buy 3 LEAPs using your example which now allows me to control 300 shares for the same investment as buying 100 shares. Although at the .750 delta I only make about 75% of the return, I am doing that on 300 shares so for every $1 the share price rises I can make about $2.25 ($0.75x3). LEAPs are fantastic for anyone looking to gain exposure to a stock for lower cost or to gain a multiple of exposure for the same cost. Great post @warrenbuffet 🙏 ***Not investment advice ☺️
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Still takes so much capitol to start out.
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Feb 9
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I have just started using this strategy - it’s awesome, but there are some safeguards that are important I feel. My rules are: LEAPS should be ITM with a delta of .75 minimum and theta should be less than .02 to start (roll if it gets to .05). The short call should have a delta of .2-.4 (.4 is too high for me - I usually stay under .35), and manage it closely. If you are at 50-75% profit, roll it. If it approaches ITM, roll it - you do NOT want to get assigned - your LEAPS will help you from losing big (the whole point of it), but you could suffer a painful loss. Any suggestions for these rules? I have only just submitted my first short call last week and excited to see how it goes over time.
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Thanks! I’ve been looking at doing these. I’ve got my eyes on $SOFI, $INTC, $AMD and my favourite $GRND just to name a few. Will still do short-term options for fast gains.
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Very cool strategy