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Welcome to Options Playbook Radio - the program where we break down cutting edge options strategies and explain how you can incorporate them into your own portfolio.

Jun 20, 2014

Options Playbook 16: Buying LEAPS Calls as a Stock Substitute

For those of you with the book, we’re on page 32. Or, you can find it on OptionsPlaybook.com in the “Rookies” tab  and look for “Buying LEAPS Calls as a Stock Substitute.”

Today Brian discusses:

  • A review of buying calls, in-, at-, and out-of-the-money
  • How LEAPS can be an alternative to buying a short-term, out-of-the-money call
  • What are LEAPS?
  • What impact does delta have on long-term options?
  • Using a real IBM option as an example
  • Caveats, including dividends and bid/ask spreads