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Exelon: Get In At $34.90 Or Double Your Yield In 7 Months
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Published Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:07:58 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
An investor usually sells a put option if his/her outlook on the underlying security is bullish. The buyer of the put option pays the seller a premium for the right to sell the shares at an agreed-upon price. If the stock does not trade at or below the agreed-upon price (strike price), the seller gets to keep the premium. Benefits associated with selling puts In essence, you get paid for entering a "limit order" for a stock or stocks you would not mind owning. It allows one to generate income in a neutral or rising market. Acquiring stocks via short puts is a widely used strategy by many retail traders and is considered to be one of the most conservative option strategies. This strategy is very similar to the covered call strategy. The safest option is to make sure the put is "cash secured." This simply means that you have... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield EXELON 
US30161N1019 35.01 31.4 1.12 1.24 3.54