Assumes working knowledge of options and a willingness to learn about new things — like volatility
One alternative to a covered call is a bull spread. You give up some premium in exchange for significantly reducing your downside risk. I bought SPY 118 May calls at 3.91 and sold 121 May calls at 1.82 for a net debit of 2.09. SPY was right at 121 at the time, so the the 121 calls were right at the money–which is the maximum …
The settlement value for the VIX index options for April was 15.94 This settlement value is quoted under the symbol VRO (^VRO for Yahoo, $VRO for Schwab). Today’s 21-April opening value for the VIX index was 15.80, so the difference was a relatively small 0.14 (.9%). The settlement value and the real time VIX index quotes are computed different ways, so there is usually a …
The data below is from iShares web site. Ex-dividend, and pay/distribution dates for TIP are here. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
Ex-dividend and pay / distribution information for DIA is here. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
If you don’t see the ETF symbol you want there are a lot more here: Dividend, Ex-Dividend, and Paydate / Distribution Date information for ETFs
