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S&P 500 Covered Call Fund (BEP)

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  • Listed Alternative ETF/ETNs Update [View article]
    the image is blurry -- don't know if it's my browser's settings or not. When you click through on the image, it comes out OK.
    Comment by Zack Miller
    Nov 22 05:01 am |
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  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    I write covered call spreads. So I get the income but if a big run happens I participate.
    Comment by PUNK
    Oct 23 20:57 pm |
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  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    What about writing two covered calls, each for half of your shares, one with a strike below your cost basis, and one with a strike... More »
    Comment by Adonis
    Oct 23 09:54 am |
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  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    I might add, if you strongly feel a stock you have is going to stay within a certain trading range (for whatever reason), writing... More »
    Comment by StockData.org
    Oct 19 11:42 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    BEP intends to wind down on March 31, 2010, five years after inception. Unless they intend to modify that plan, it may not be the wisest... More »
    Comment by NoBoB
    Oct 18 19:35 pm |
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  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    I agree with the Wall Street saying "Let profits run, but cut losses short," and thus writing covered calls doesn't appeal to me in general.
    Comment by biomedlives
    Oct 17 13:24 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    I agree that writing covered calls strictly for income can be a problematic strategy because of the occasional big moves in the... More »
    Comment by Brad Castro
    Oct 17 10:01 am |
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  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    This is good informaiton. The decrease in volatility might be of interest to some investors who prefer more stable results. To me the... More »
    Comment by Tom Armistead
    Oct 16 20:36 pm |
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  • Covered Calls: No Free Lunch [View article]
    Agreed. My covered calls on INTC made me miss the rally from 16.
    Comment by Ricard
    Oct 16 20:02 pm |
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  • Deciphering the World of Covered Call Closed-End Funds [View article]
    Another option is to sell calls on the stocks one already owns. Check out . Anyone who does this will need some sort of tool to help... More »
    Comment by Fred Thomson
    May 17 12:48 pm |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Deciphering the World of Covered Call Closed-End Funds [View article]
    True - you need to be aware how much "interest" is really attributed to return of capital; however, unlike receiving interest, return of... More »
    Comment by sid.v.
    May 16 18:36 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Deciphering the World of Covered Call Closed-End Funds [View article]
    I would be interested to know what type of macro environment would be less favorable to these vs a regular index fund?
    Comment by Dean M
    May 16 07:29 am |
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  • Deciphering the World of Covered Call Closed-End Funds [View article]
    Selling covered calls is a good strategy, but it's difficult to find a good fund. One fund doing that (and several other, UNDISCLOSED... More »
    Comment by klarsolo
    May 15 16:49 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Deciphering the World of Covered Call Closed-End Funds [View article]
    One huge caveat with these covered call closed end funds to watch out for and that is their claimed interest rates are mostly return of... More »
    Comment by F. Bradeen
    May 15 13:02 pm |
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  • Call writing (BEP, FFA, IGD, JPZ, JSN, MCN, NFJ) [View article]
    4/3/09 EOI turned out to be best of the bunch. All down 50% or more from their high after a 22% market rally, caution was in fact... More »
    Comment by Gary Gallo
    Apr 3 19:06 pm |
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