Options for Risk-Free Portfolios: Profiting with Dividend Collar Strategies [Paperback]

An advanced strategic approach using options to reduce market risks while augmenting dividend income, this title moves beyond the basics of stocks and options. It shows how the three major segments (stocks, dividends, and options) are drawn together into a single and effective strategy to maximize income while eliminating market risk.1.The Dividend Portfolio, An Overview 2.Managing and Reducing Risk with Options 3.The Advantage of the Covered Call 4.Downside Protection, the Insurance Put 5.The Collar: Removing All of the Risk 6.Rolling the Stock Positions: Turning 4% into 12% 7.Examples of the Basic Strategy 8.Modification: The Installment Collar Approach 9.Expanding into the Ratio Write Dividend Collar 10.More Expansion, Creating the Variable Ratio Write Dividend Collar 11.Modifying the Strategy with Synthetic Stock Positions 12.Epilogue - The Great Value in PatienceMichael Thomsett has written over 70 books on the topics of options, trading, investing, real estate, and business management. He has also written two history books (The German Opposition to Hitler and The Inquisition), four specialized dictionaries, and five books of quotations on specialized topics. Thomsett's six best-selling books have sold over one million copies in total. He currently teaches at the New York Institute of Finance.