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Selling covered call options (sell covered call) is a strategy adopted by many large funds. It can also be used by retail investors in the US stock market.You can get income while holding it. This strategy is very suitable for stocks that have long-term positions, but they have not moved but they are not in a bearish position recently or are in a bearish position recently. It can be a good strategy for mature investors to roll over when holding some targets for a long time. Income comparison Assume that investors hold 200 shares of Amazon from January 1 to December 17, 2021 If there is no operation during the holding period, the final total assets will be USD 675,484 If the covered call strategy is carried out, it will be operated once a week; if 100 shares are sold after the exercise, another 100 shares will be purchased on the next trading day.The final total assets is USD 728898 (include fees and costs). Today's Covered Call（for your reference） Option Stock Expiry Date Strike Price Premium Implied volatility Annualized rate of return $TSLA 20230414 202.5 call$ TSLA 2023/04/14 202.5 0.670000 0.480000 16.52% $BABA 20230414 113.0 call$ BABA 2023/04/14 113.0 0.580000 0.560000 25.76% $AMC 20230414 6.5 call$ AMC 2023/04/14 6.5 0.070000 1.560000 65.18% $AAPL 20230414 170.0 call$ AAPL 2023/04/14 170.0 0.270000 0.180000 7.48% $NVDA 20230414 285.0 call$ NVDA 2023/04/14 285.0 1.130000 0.340000 19.07% $MSFT 20230414 305.0 call$ MSFT 2023/04/14 305.0 0.400000 0.220000 6.26% $GOOG 20230414 115.0 call$ GOOG 2023/04/14 115.0 0.250000 0.290000 10.47% $SPY 20230414 420.0 call$ SPY 2023/04/14 420.0 0.400000 0.130000 4.46% $AI 20230414 29.5 call$ AI 2023/04/14 29.5 0.200000 1.280000 39.95% $GOOGL 20230414 114.0 call$ GOOGL 2023/04/14 114.0 0.300000 0.290000 12.62% $NIO 20230414 10.0 call$ NIO 2023/04/14 10.0 0.070000 0.650000 35.45% $META 20230414 230.0 call$ META 2023/04/14 230.0 0.470000 0.320000 9.92% $FRC 20230414 30.0 call$ FRC 2023/04/14 30.0 0.060000 2.750000 19.51% $TQQQ 20230414 30.0 call$ TQQQ 2023/04/14 30.0 0.150000 0.540000 24.95% $AMZN 20230414 107.0 call$ AMZN 2023/04/14 107.0 0.330000 0.290000 14.75% $SQQQ 20230414 33.0 call$ SQQQ 2023/04/14 33.0 0.300000 0.660000 45.31% $QQQ 20230414 327.0 call$ QQQ 2023/04/14 327.0 0.750000 0.180000 10.76% $AMD 20230414 99.0 call$ AMD 2023/04/14 99.0 0.320000 0.390000 15.79% Note: Options listed in this table are for reference only during the trading hours of the day; Hot stocks are the top 20 stocks with highest number of visits on Tiger Trade; Data source:Tiger Trade. Option Screening Rules strike >= p * e^{1.04 * sigma * sqrt{days/365}} p : current stock price sigma：Stock History Volatility days ：the number of days from the option expiry date ( next Friday) If you have no experience in trading options, you can try option simulation trading Guidance for Options Paper Account Questions and Answers What Is a Covered Call? The term covered call refers to a financial transaction in which the investor selling call options owns an equivalent amount of the underlying security. How to make extra profits by selling covered call Strategy applicable group： Hold the positive shares mentioned in the strategy, hold a position of ≥100. How do I know if a covered call has been completed: The presence of the word portfolio next to the name of an open stock or option indicates the execution of a covered strategy. Strategic income： An annualized return is calculated based on yesterday's closing price by referring to the option strategy filter rule. (premium per share / yesterday's closing price) * (No. of days in 1 year / duration of option in days) For example, yesterday's closing price is $100 , the option premium is $1 and expires 30 days from now. Putting it into the equation (1/100) * (365/30) = 12.17% per annum. Exercise pric： The option price is calculated according to yesterday's closing price by referring to the option strategy screening rule. Whether to trade at the strike price provided in the strategy depends on how far the share price diverges from the closing price. Exercise： Shares held at expiration are sold at a price above the strike price. The stock price on the expiration date is lower than the exercise price, the stock held does not move, the value of the option goes to zero and is automatically cleared by the system. Risk warning： If the stock price on the expiration date is higher than the strike price, and the position cost price is higher than the strike price, the stock sold due to counterparty exercising of the option may cause losses. DISCLAIMER Options are categorised as Specified Investment Product (SIP) and are generally more complex than other financial products. You will need to go through a Customer Account Review (CAR) before Options can be offered to you. The information expressed herein is current and does not constitute an offer, recommendation or solicitation, nor does it constitute any prediction of likely future stock performance. The price of investment instruments can and do fluctuate, and any individual instrument may experience upward or downward movements, and under certain circumstances may even become valueless. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. 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