Options 101: Covered Calls

• What is a covered call?
• When should you use it?
• Reasons to write covered call
• Downsides to the covered call
• Covered call vs. naked short put

Interview Segment with Sean Heron

Mr. Heron is an Adjunct Finance Professor, CFA, Rutgers University as well as the Senior Investment Manager, Glenmede Trust Company. In this segment, the gang discusses the OIC/Rutgers options program for advisors. They touch on topics including: a lack of options education for advisors; why advisors are hesitant to use options; what can be done to increase the adoption rate of options by advisors.

Industry Buzz Segment

• Overview of the upcoming financial advisor conference in New Orleans.
• For more information on OIC Advisor, please visit: http://advisor.optionseducation.org/
• For more information on the Rutgers/OIC program, visit: http://options.rutgers.edu/
• For more information on the Options Industry Conference, please visit: http://www.optionsconference.com/2012/default.jsp