Sometimes investors will hold cash in their account waiting to buy a stock or ETF at a lower than current market price (aka “buy the dip”). This is when our cash-secured put worksheet can help. 

Selling a cash secured put can be a powerful yield enhancement strategy for cash on the sidelines waiting to be invested.

Shown below is a simple example of how an investor might use our handy Excel worksheet, available for free downloading here. Please call Successful Portfolios (727) 744-3614 if you have any questions about our worksheet. To read the Option Industry Council’s most excellent explanation of cash secured puts, go here.

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