[Steven W.]

that's why they're only used as a hedge that can be extremely effective for professionals in large volume trading environments. I, personally, don't deal in options and don't believe individual investors should do either as they're more likely employed as gambling than hedging activities.

[OldDominion]

pong

[justshutupandtakeit]

Utilizing covered call writing is a great benefit to a portfolio. This is a riskless activity and actually protects against price declines.

In addition, using put writing when one has already decided to buy a stock is very valuable.