Upcoming Events

OIC® begins its second-quarter webinar series with an overview of two strategies designed to generate income. On April 12, join OIC instructor Roma Colwell for a live presentation on writing calls against either long stock or far-dated options to potentially generate income. During this free webinar, investors will learn about:

• The potential benefits, as well as the risks, of the covered call
• The rationale for buying LEAPS® as a stock alternative -- the "poor man's covered call"
• Comparing costs of the poor man's covered call to the traditional covered call

Register today for our call-writing webinar. It's easy to sign up, and doing so grants ongoing access to the ever-growing, OIC on-demand, options learning library.

LEAPS® is a Registered Trademark of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (Cboe)

An investor wants to establish a long stock position but would prefer a lower entry price than the current market quote. There are a few ways to accomplish the goal, one of which is the cash-secured put option strategy. On April 19, OIC® instructor Roma Colwell will lead a live webinar on the strategy of writing puts with the intention of getting assigned. During this presentation, investors will hear about:

• The mechanics of selling puts and setting aside cash in the event of assignment
• Cash-secured puts and their feasibility for generating income
• What happens after assignment, including a review of the wheel strategy

Sign up now for this brand new, free OIC event. Plus, registration also means attendees get on-demand access to the full OIC learning library of past option webinars.

For an investor who owns a stock or ETF and wants to protect against a possible decline, the options market offers tools that may assist. One of these is the protective put. On May 10, OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen will lead a live webinar on protective puts, where he will discuss topics such as:

• Buying puts to protect stock holdings
• Comparing and contrasting protective puts with stop-loss orders
• Strike selections and position management

Sign up now for an OIC protective puts webinar. It's free to attend, and registrants also get on-demand and ongoing access to the diverse OIC educational library.

An option collar is a multipart strategy that's added to an underlying long position. The traditional collar combines a protective put and a covered call, simultaneously setting downside minimum and upside maximum exit prices. For investors interested in learning more about the purpose of collars, join a live OIC® webinar on May 17. During this presentation, instructor Mark Benzaquen will:

• Provide an overview of protective puts and covered calls
• Discuss collar strike selections
• Review collar variations, including staggered, laddered and put spread collars

Register today to join this free OIC webinar on collars. Signing up also guarantees on-demand access to the OIC learning library, where a large variety of option investing webinars are available.

The first OIC® webinar of June 2023 covers debit spread trades, which involve buying one option and simultaneously writing another that pays for part of the long option. But why are debit spreads used by investors? On June 14, join a live presentation led by OIC instructor Ken Keating, who will review:

• The basics of debit spreads
• Strike selections and expirations
• Bull call spreads and bear put spreads
• Assignment risk

Sign up now for an OIC debit spreads webinar. With registration also comes ongoing access to our full learning library, where a wide variety of option topics can be explored any time.

Following up on the debit spread overview, OIC® completes the June webinar series with another presentation on spreads, this time on credit spreads. Compared with debit spreads, credit spreads are intended to provide positive premium income when initiated. On June 21, OIC instructor Ken Keating will present a live webinar on the mechanics of credit spreads, including:

• The basics of credit spreads
• Strike selections and expirations
• The bull put spread and bear call spread
• Assignment risk

Register today for the upcoming webinar on credit spreads. Plus, signing up will provide complete access to the entire OIC learning library, where all our option topics can be reviewed on demand.