option trading

Options trading can be a powerful way to generate income for traders who are willing to take on some additional risk. However, it’s important to note that options trading is not for everyone and requires a certain level of experience and…

In today's article, I'm going to talk about 7 dividend stocks I don't mind having in my portfolio and how I'm generating additional semi-passive income by selling put options (or credit spreads) on them. Disclosure:  I'm not a financial…

On Monday, July 19, 2021, I decided to close all my existing positions with LYNX Broker (Interactive Brokers) and start fresh.  After closing all positions and selling off all stock I was left with little more than EUR 8,000 I decided to…

At the end of April, 2021 I decided to start my YouTube channel and talk about my options trades, stock investments and finance in general.  Here is the first video I made about adjusting credit spreads, rolling strike prices e.t.c. If you…

On April 20, 2021, I launched a new website/blog/newsletter - Covered Calls with Reinis Fischer As the title says this is a trading journal by Reinis Fischer (me), an active options trader, and dividend stock investor.  For more than 2…

With the recent renovation works at Vilgale apt I'm facing a huge cash drag - all free money is spent and renovation is not close to the end. As I don't have many places left to look for cash I'm looking to take out some profits I've made…

I've been trading options since March 2019, about two years, during the past two years I've excelled a lot - it feels I've done it all - selling puts and calls, playing with iron condors, trading options on indexes (without underlying…

On April 16, 2020, I sold 3 puts on AGN:AMS JUN 19'20 2.2 @0.24 AGN:AMS stands for Aegon NV which traded on Amsterdam stock exchange.  This options trade comes as an idea to cut losses on a closed ratio put back spread on RDSA. I could…

For trading stocks these days you don't even need a computer, most can be done using a mobile app. As an active trader, I prefer both platforms. Mobile is good on the go, but for more sophisticated​ trades (especially options trades)…

Stock splits are not rare, they happen quite often.  In this article, I'm going to try to shed some light on what happens to options when stock is doing a reverse split. Make sure to check out my newsletter: Covered Calls with Reinis…