Selling Options and the Free Money Fallacy
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When you write options, the premium you receive is NOT equal to your investment returns.
It's only half the trade.
Many amateur traders have stumbled upon some extremely well-known strategies and think they can magically pump out returns higher than the greatest investors in the history of humankind.
And on social media, they are very vocal about it.
I’m going to explain why you should ignore them with prejudice.
Mark McGrath, CFP®, CIM®, CLU® on LinkedIn: Selling Options and the Free Money Fallacy
When you write options, the premium you receive is NOT equal to your investment returns. It's only half the trade. Many amateur traders have stumbled upon…
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