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Dr. Alan Ellman

President,

The Blue Collar Investor Corp.

  • Author of 7 Best-Selling Books on Stocks and Options
  • Educational Contributor to Nasdaq.com
  • Series-65 Investment Advisor License Holder

About Dr. Alan

Dr. Alan Ellman is president of The Blue Collar Investor Corp and author of nine best-selling books on covered call writing and selling puts. His fourth book, Stock Investing for Students, is now required reading at several colleges. He has also produced several video courses, published hundreds of articles, and produced hundreds of videos on this subject. Dr. Ellman has been a frequent guest on financial forums such as the Options Industry Council’s Wide World of Options, StockCharts TV, and The Money Answers Radio program. He is also a national speaker for The Money Show, a contributor for the Options Industry Council, and the American Association of Individual Investors, as well as an educational contributor to Nasdaq.com. Dr. Ellman is on the Board of Directors for Education for Quasar Markets and has completed the Series 65-Investment Advisor Rep requirements.  


Dr. Alan's Articles

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Risk-Reward Decisions When Setting Up Cash-Secured Put Trades
This video discusses how to craft low–risk cash-secured put trades, states Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor.
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Dr. Alan Ellman

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Can Price Movement Be Explained by Profit-Taking?
This podcast studies the whipsaws in price movement of a high implied-volatility ETF. What precisely should we focus on, asks Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor?
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Dr. Alan Ellman

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Should I Unwind Both Legs of My Covered Call Trade or Allow Assignment?
Calculating the cost-to-close our covered call trades when strike prices are in-the-money, is critical to guiding are trade management decisions, states Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor.
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Dr. Alan Ellman

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Should I Close My ATM Covered Call with 2 1:2 Months Until Contract Expiration?
This video breaks down a covered call trade, analyzing the initial trade structuring and potential exit strategy executions, states Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor.
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Dr. Alan Ellman

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Dr. Alan's Videos

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Ultra Low-Risk Approaches to Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts
Ultra Low-Risk Approaches to Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts
Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are low-risk, option-selling strategies focused on generating cash flow. Our trades can be structured to represent aggressive or defensive postures or somewhere in between. This presentation will detail how to structure our trades to decrease risk, particularly in bear and volatile market conditions while still generating significant returns. It will also be of interest to investors who have a low personal risk tolerance but still want to generate higher than risk-free returns. Both Delta (an option Greek) and implied volatility will be spotlighted, and real-life examples will be utilized to demonstrate the process of establishing these conservative trades, while still allowing us the potential to generate significant annualized returns.

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Dr. Alan Ellman

TRADING

 
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Covered Call Writing: A Streamlined Approach
Covered Call Writing: A Streamlined Approach
Dr. Alan Ellman will share how to consistently beat the marketing using his CEO strategy: combining ETFs with stock options. You will learn about a user-friendly and time-efficient approach to covered call writing. His package offers the number of underlying securities considered is reduced from 8000 to 11, the number of available exit strategies is reduced from 14 to 4. Also included are 2 new spreadsheets that have been developed to facilitate portfolio construction and results with comparisons to the S&P 500. His packages are an appealing approach to option trading for those with busy schedules to still be in a position to generate cash flow and beat the market on a consistent basis.


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Dr. Alan Ellman

TOOLS

 
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Portfolio Overwriting: Increasing Profits in Our Buy-and-Hold Portfolios Using Covered Call Writing
Portfolio Overwriting: Increasing Profits in Our Buy-and-Hold Portfolios Using Covered Call Writing
Our buy-and-hold portfolios in non-sheltered accounts are generating 8-10% per year. Can we increase these yields by selling stock options while, at the same time, dramatically decreasing the probability of our shares being sold to avoid potential tax implications? The answer is a resounding yes. Portfolio Overwriting is a strategy that can benefit millions of investors seeking to enhance portfolio returns using a low-risk covered call writing-like strategy.

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Dr. Alan Ellman

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Portfolio Overwriting: Increasing Profits in Our Buy-And-Hold Portfolios Using Covered Call Writing
Portfolio Overwriting: Increasing Profits in Our Buy-And-Hold Portfolios Using Covered Call Writing
Our buy-and-hold portfolios in non-sheltered accounts are generating 8-10% per year. Can we increase these yields by selling stock options while, at the same time, dramatically decreasing the probability of our shares being sold to avoid potential tax implications? The answer is a resounding yes. Portfolio Overwriting is a strategy that can benefit millions of investors seeking to enhance portfolio returns using a low-risk covered call writing-like strategy.
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Dr. Alan Ellman

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Dr. Alan's Courses

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Dr. Alan's Books

Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Investing to Generate Monthly Cash Flow
Dr. Alan Ellman

Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Investing to Generate Monthly Cash Flow

Using stocks and stock options to develop a low-risk, wealth-building strategy for retail investors. Selling puts is a strategy similar to, but not precisely the same as, covered call writing. Mastering either strategy is a huge opportunity for retail investors to secure our financial futures. Mastering both will allow us focus in on the best investment choices depending on market conditions and personal risk tolerance
Complete Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing "Classic Edition"
Dr. Alan Ellman

Complete Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing "Classic Edition"

Alan Ellman’s Encyclopedia for Covered Call Writing covers option trading basics, stock fundamental and technical analysis, exit strategies, investment basics, option calculations and much more.
Stock Investing For Students - A Plan to Get Rich Slowly and Retire Young
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Stock Investing For Students - A Plan to Get Rich Slowly and Retire Young

Self-investing starting at a young age can ensure a successful financial future and an early and comfortable retirement.