Long call and covered call approaches both involve call options, but they serve very different purposes in a portfolio. A long call is typically a speculative strategy, allowing investors to profit ...

An investor would sell a put option if their outlook on the underlying was bullish and would sell a call option if their outlook on a specific asset was bearish.

Income investors tend to gravitate towards covered calls, and blue-chip high yielding stocks are a great place to start. Wells Fargo (WFC) has been a strong performer in 2025 and is up 28.22% so far ...