Alright, that makes sense, thanks for the explanation.
Okay, so if you were to exit the contract before expiration you'd only actually receive a fraction of the full call value?
When you sell a call do you receive 100% of the premium the moment you write the call, or is payment spread out across time until expiration?
What exactly is early assignment?
Okay, that makes sense. So can you tell if it's a European of American option? Which type if more prevalent?
Let's say you own 100 shares of Company A at $115/share. If you sell a covered call on the bid of $1.91 with a strike price @ $114, would the...
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