Learn how "sell to close" closes an options trade, its workings, and examples of profitable and loss scenarios. Empower your trading decisions with detailed insights.

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Should the stock plummet into options expiration, the long put will gain value and the short call will expire worthless.

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At the beginning of 2022 I hit on a better way than going short to hedge my long positions: buying cheap put options on stocks I expected to tank. Following this strategy was very profitable at first, ...

I opened a position in Realty Income (O) for its monthly income, raising dividends, and stable implied volatility, enabling a consistent covered call strategy. By purchasing 200 shares at $57 and ...