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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

Alan Ellman is president of The Blue Collar Investor Corp. and best-selling author. He's been trading stock options since 1995 and started The Blue Collar Investor Corp. in 2007. He's a frequent guest/contributor on the Options Industry Council's Wide World of Options, StockCharts TV, The Money Answers Radio program, the Options Industry Council, American Association of Individual Investors, and Nasdaq.com.

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Hitting A Double And Selling The Stock

This video analyzes a series of covered call trades where 2 income streams were generated using exit strategy management, states Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor.

Dr. Alan Ellman

TRADING TOOLS

How Do I Avoid Covered Call Exercise When I Want to Retain Shares?

Covered call writing obligates the option seller to sell their shares at the strike price by the expiration date, states Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor.

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OPTIONS

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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TRADING TOOLS

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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OPTIONS

Dr. Alan's Videos

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Setting Up Option Portfolios Using Stock Selection, Diversification, Cash Allocation and Calculations

Achieving the highest possible returns is a goal of every option trader. This requires a structured system based on sound fundamental, technical, and common-sense principles. This presentation will analyze the critical steps starting with selection of the underlying securities, diversity of stocks and their industries, and determining the amount of cash to appropriate to each position. Once we have a framework for this investment portfolio, initial calculations will determine if our initial time-value return goal is met along with the downside protection we are seeking. Three BCI reports and two BCI proprietary spreadsheets will be used in this webinar.

Dr. Alan Ellman

OPTIONS

31:22

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.

Dr. Alan Ellman

TRADING

45:09

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.

Dr. Alan Ellman

TOOLS

46:13

Options Strategies for Bull & Bear Markets

Alan Ellman discusses his philosophy for creating options strategies based on the underlying market conditions.

Dr. Alan Ellman

OPTIONS

4:25

Dr. Alan's Courses

Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Four Practical Applications

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Dr. Alan's Books

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

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.

Dr. Alan Ellman

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.