OPTIONS EDUCATION · NOT A TRADE SIGNAL

Choose the job before choosing the option.

Some option structures seek income, some seek long-term exposure, and some protect shares you already own. None is automatic income or a replacement for a written risk plan.

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Start with risk. Options can expire worthless, short options can create assignment obligations, and every structure needs current bid/ask, liquidity, expiration, and event-risk checks. This page teaches mechanics only.

Cash-Secured Put

OWNERSHIP + INCOME

Sell a put only when you have enough cash and would genuinely be comfortable buying 100 shares at that strike.

May fit: You want to own a liquid stock at a lower price and can fund assignment.

Avoid: You cannot fund 100 shares, a major event is ahead, or a decline would make you panic-sell.

Covered Call

SHARES + INCOME

Own 100 shares, then sell one call against them. You receive premium, but agree shares may be sold at the strike.

May fit: You would be satisfied selling at the strike in a sideways or modestly bullish market.

Avoid: You expect a major breakout or cannot accept shares being called away.

The Wheel

PROCESS, NOT A PROMISE

Start with a cash-secured put. If assigned, you own shares; selling a covered call afterward is a new choice, not an obligation.

May fit: You have collateral, patience, and a stock you can hold through volatility.

Avoid: Using premium to ignore a weak stock, dilution risk, or an oversized position.

Deep ITM LEAPS

LONG-TERM EXPOSURE

A long-dated, deep in-the-money call can move more like stock than a short option, but it can still lose most or all value.

May fit: You have a long-term thesis, a liquid chain, and know the full debit is at risk.

Avoid: Short-term theses, extreme volatility, or needing dividends/shareholder rights.

Protective Put

DOWNSIDE PROTECTION

Own shares and buy a put to define a downside floor for a chosen period. It is insurance, not a bearish prediction.

May fit: You want to keep shares through a known risk window but limit downside.

Avoid: You have not priced the insurance cost, expiration, and protection level.

Iron Condor

NEUTRAL RANGE RESEARCH

A four-leg credit structure that needs price to remain inside a defined range. It is not for a breakout, squeeze, flush, or unstable market.

May fit: A genuinely range-bound market with verified liquidity and an exit plan.

Avoid: Major news, rising volatility, a trend day, wide spreads, or uncertain assignment capacity.

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