AdvisorShares Plans Actively Managed Buy-Write ETF
Investors interested in hedging against a bearish turn or high market volatility may have another tool at their disposal next Tuesday as AdvisorShares launches an actively managed exchange traded fund...
View ArticleWhat is an ETF? — Part 26: Buy-Write Strategies
Exchange traded funds continue to increase in number and popularity, growing to one of the most commonly traded securities on the stock exchange as both institutional and the average retail investor...
View ArticleETF Chart of the Day: Buy-Write Strategies
Readers know that we spend quite a great deal of time talking about ETF/Index options flow in our reports on a regular basis in terms of how they translate to notable market color, so it seems fitting...
View ArticleAmid Metals Crash, Credit Suisse Launches ‘Covered Call’ Silver ETN
With an uncertain outlook on the precious metals market, Credit Suisse has launched a silver exchange traded note that could provide some downside protection by generating income through a covered call...
View ArticleCovered Call ETFs Boost and Diversify Income Portfolios
In a rising interest rate environment, investors are using covered call exchange traded funds as an alternative way to generate income, and with the equity rally slowing down, the strategy could grab...
View ArticleA Covered Call ETF Helps Boost Your Income
Investors focused on an income generating portfolio don’t have to adhere to bonds. Instead, with exchange traded funds, people can accrue some extra cash with a covered call equity strategy. ETF...
View ArticleGenerate Income Through Financial Sector Covered Call ETF
Horizons ETFs, a new player in the U.S. exchange traded fund scene, is expanding its line of income generating strategies with a financial sector-focused covered call fund. The Horizons S&P...
View Article10 Unique ETF Sources of Yield
No longer is an investor’s search for yield confined to stocks and U.S. government bonds. The exchange traded products industry has helped drive the changing landscape of income investing by offering a...
View ArticleThe First Nasdaq-100 Covered Call ETF
Recon Capital Advisors, a new entrant in the exchange traded fund arena, launched the first ETF to track a covered call strategy based on the Nasdaq-100. The Recon Capital NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF...
View ArticleA Put Write ETF for Prudent Income Investors
The U.S. economy is expanding and equity-based exchange traded funds have some momentum. However, some market observers are cautioning about getting overzealous going into the new year. “The most...
View ArticleCovered Call ETFs: Less Bad While Damping Volatility
Covered call exchange traded funds have underperformed in last year’s bull market rally, but the income-generating strategy has provided some downside protection in the current sell-off. The...
View ArticleCovered Call ETF Generates Income, New Highs
U.S. equity markets have been lethargic in recent months. As a result, investors have turned alternative investment strategies like covered call exchange traded funds to diversify their portfolios. The...
View ArticleTrading ETFs Like Stocks with Options Strategies
Exchange traded funds, like stocks, are listed on an exchange and are accessed through a regular brokerage account. After years of growth, the deep liquidity in ETFs has allowed investors to execute...
View ArticleETN Spotlight: Income From Silver Covered Calls
ETN spotlight on the Credit Suisse Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (Nasdaq: SLVO), part of an ongoing series. Assets: $25.4 million Objective: The ETN is designed to reflect the performance of the...
View ArticleDiversify with Covered Call ETFs in a Tepid Market
Covered call exchange traded fund strategies provide a great way to diversify in a slow growth market and generate some extra cash. In the upcoming webcast, Using Options to Maximize Returns, Jon...
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When to Implement a Covered Call ETF Investment
As volatility picks up, exchange traded funds that track a covered call strategy may help investors diversify a portfolio and augment their income generation. On the recent webcast, Using Options to...
View ArticleCovered Call ETFs to Generate Yield in a Slow-Growth Environment
Equity investors should temper their expectations as earnings growth could slow this year. If we are in for a more sideways trending market, covered call exchange traded fund strategies could help...
View ArticleOptions-Based ETFs Generate Better Risk-Adjusted Returns
Exchange traded funds that employ options have performed as well as the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility, providing investors with higher risk-adjusted returns. “Options-Based Funds had similar...
View ArticleBuy-Write ETF Strategy for Better Risk-Adjusted Returns
As the Federal Reserve is set to hike interest rates, exchange traded funds that track a buy-write strategy could outperform the broader equities market. “The macro and market drivers that made...
View ArticleUtilize a Buy-Write ETF to Generate Yield in a Flat Market
In a sideways trending stock market, investors may do well with a buy-write strategy, capitalizing on the attractive yield generation. After a multi-year bull run, the S&P 500 may be winding down....
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An Option for Choppy Markets
It has been some time since the US equity market has favored a covered call strategy. Because covered calls limit an investor’s upside profit potential, strong bull markets are not the optimal...
View ArticleYield Opportunity with a Covered Call ETF Strategy
With the equities market slowing down after a multi-year rally, investors may find opportunities in exchange traded funds that track buy-write or covered-call strategies. “Many investors overlook...
View ArticleAn Income-Generating ETF Strategy for a Low-Return Equity Outlook
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have hit new highs, but observers remain skeptical over how much more room there is left to run in the so-called most hated bull market, with some...
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Horizons ETF Management Acquires Recon Capital Advisors
Horizons ETF Management is expanding its horizon after the money manager entered into an agreement to acquire Recon Capital Advisors and its line of exchange traded funds. The members of Recon Capital...
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An Actively Managed Alternative ETF for Income Seekers
Amplify ETFs launched an actively managed income-oriented exchange traded fund centered around both dividend stocks and options income garnered through opportunistic covered calls. On Thursday, Amplify...
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An Income ETF Strategy for an Aging Bull Equity Market
Equities benchmarks have hit record highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently breaking above 20,000 for the first time, as we head toward the ninth year of the bull market rally. Investors...
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A High-Yield ETN Strategy Based on a Popular Crude Oil ETF
Credit Suisse, the underwriting bank for a suite of X-Links exchange traded notes, has expanded its line of covered-call offerings with a crude oil-related option. The bank has rolled out the Credit...
View ArticleAn Alternative ETF Strategy for Heightened Volatility
The recent equity market correction shows that the aging bull market rally is susceptible to sudden bouts of extreme volatility, and with a rising rate environment and surprise moves out of the Trump...
View ArticleYield-Generating ETF Options for Stumbling Markets
The recent market swings show that the aging bull market rally is susceptible to sudden extreme bouts of volatility. Nevertheless, investors who are worried about further risks may turn to alternative...
View ArticleUnderstanding Buy-Write and Covered Call ETFs
The equity markets have experienced violent swings in a year of uncertainty, especially with the latest escalation in trade war talks tugging on investors’ fears. Nevertheless, investors who are...
View ArticleETFs With a BuyWrite Strategy Gain Popularity
As the markets have turned, many investors are looking at possible opportunities and different strategies to approach the market with exchange traded funds (ETFs). A BuyWrite fund is a strategy that...
View ArticleHow to Make Market Volatility Work for You With ETFs
Many investors are looking for different routes for investing to recover or continue to make profits in exchange traded funds (ETFs). A popular investment strategy, known as “buy-write,” involves the...
View ArticleHow to Trade Covered Calls With ETFs
The beauty of exchange traded funds (ETFs) is the ease with which they can be used by both newbie investors and old hands. Take covered calls, for example. Covered calls are an options strategy in...
View Article5 ETFs You Might Not Understand, De-Mystified
Investor demand and market conditions have created an atmosphere for the availability of more complicated exchange traded funds (ETFs). Some of these might be especially confusing to investors.Here...
View ArticleHow to Use Options With ETFs
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are useful investment tools and trading options on ETFs is one of the many ways you can maximize the benefits of them. Trading options on ETFs could potentially allow...
View ArticleAlternative ETFs: Sophisticated Strategies in a Simple Package
An investor can bet big and win big, but there is always the chance of losing big, too. One way to get around this is to consider some “alternative” exchange traded funds (ETFs) that combine both...
View ArticleThese ETFs May Protect You in Down Markets
In crazy markets like these, you’re probably looking for exchange traded funds (ETFs) that protect you on some level, whether it’s by giving you income, protecting your principal or hedging you on the...
View ArticleAre Specialty ETFs Right for You?
With the proliferation of exchange traded funds (ETFs), the average investor is capable of investing in a multitude of market themes. Though, some fund providers believe that sophisticated or complex...
View ArticleBuy-Write ETFs Mimic Covered Call Strategy
More exchange traded fund firms plan to launch buy-write ETFs that provide investors with an indexed version of a covered call strategy. PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (NYSEArca: PBP) is...
View ArticleETF Spotlight: Buy-Write Strategy
ETF Spotlight on PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio ETF (NYSEArca: PBP), part of an ongoing series. Assets: $116.5 million. Objective: The PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio fund is...
View ArticleETF Chart of the Day: PowerShares S&P 500 Buy Write Portfolio
Institutional funds such as endowments and foundations as well as tax exempt entities and retirement plans have increasingly embraced “Buy Write” strategies from managers that incorporate the usage of...
View ArticleFour High-Yield Dividend ETF Options
As witnessed last year, dividend paying exchange traded funds offer investors the opportunity to receive additional cash on the side while they wait out any market condition. Still, if you want...
View ArticleMirae Planning Entry to ETF Business
The money manager Mirae Asset Global Investments will soon enter the fray in the U.S. markets as the company prepares to launch three new exchange traded funds based on covered-call strategies. The...
View ArticleWhy a Buy-Write ETF Generates a 10% Yield
As investors peruse the exchange traded fund universe in their ongoing search for income-generating opportunities, some have stumbled upon a buy-write ETF and its attractive double-digit yields....
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