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Protecting Profits Without Sacrificing Future Gains - The Collar Strategy Explained.

Protecting Profits Without Sacrificing Future Gains - The Collar Strategy Explained.

A collar protects stock gains by selling a call to fund a put. See the SPY math, the real cost, and when this hedge is worth putting on, and when it is not.

Hedged Equity, Without the Shares: Can LEAPS and Options Lower Volatility and Boost Efficiency?

Hedged Equity, Without the Shares: Can LEAPS and Options Lower Volatility and Boost Efficiency?

Why Option-Based Equity Portfolios Might Be the Missing Middle Ground for Investors

The LEAPS Collar: Protecting Your PMCC When Conviction Wavers

The LEAPS Collar: Protecting Your PMCC When Conviction Wavers

A practitioner's guide to protecting a profitable PMCC by using the short call you are already selling to finance a protective put. Three legs. One expiration. No timing mismatch.

The LEAPS Collar: A Smarter Way to Protect Your Position

The LEAPS Collar: A Smarter Way to Protect Your Position

Learn how to protect Microsoft (and other stocks/ ETFs) using LEAPS collars with $11,770 instead of $40,000. Step-by-step guide with real numbers, strike selection & management.

Three Options Strategies Backed by Decades of Research

Three Options Strategies Backed by Decades of Research

Three time-tested options strategies, covered calls, cash-secured puts, and protective collars, explained through respected academic research and real-world application.

Andrew Crowder
The Collar Options Strategy: How to Lock In Gains and Limit Risk Without Selling Your Position

The Collar Options Strategy: How to Lock In Gains and Limit Risk Without Selling Your Position

Protecting profits doesn’t have to mean exiting a winning trade. Here’s how to stay in the game while managing downside risk with one of the most underused, but powerful, options strategies.

The Collar Strategy Explained: How Options Traders Can Lock in Gains and Limit Losses Without Selling Shares

The Collar Strategy Explained: How Options Traders Can Lock in Gains and Limit Losses Without Selling Shares

A powerful, low-risk options strategy used by professional investors to protect profits, reduce downside, and stay invested with confidence, even during volatile markets.