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+Chapter 25: LEAPS 39S 
+✓,,FREE" COVERED CALL WRITES 
+In Chapter 2, a strategy of writing expensive LEAPS options was briefly described. 
+In this section, a more detailed analysis is offered. A certain type of covered call 
+write, one in which the call is quite expensive, sometimes attracts traders looking for 
+a "free ride." To a certain extent, this strategy is something of a free ride. As you 
+might imagine, though, there can be major problems. 
+The investment required for a covered call write on margin is 50% of the stock 
+price, less the proceeds received from selling the call. In theory, it is possible for an 
+option to sell for more than 50% of the stock cost. This is a margin account, a cov­
+ered write could be established for "free." Let's discuss this in terms of two types of 
+calls: the in-the-money call write and the out-of-the-money call write. 
+Out-of-the-Money Covered Call Write. This is the simplest way to approach 
+the strategy. One may be able to find LEAPS options that are just slightly out-of-the­
+money, which sell for 50% of the stock price. Understandably, such a stock would be 
+quite volatile. 
+Example: GOGO stock is selling for $38 per share. GOGO has listed options, and a 
+2-year LEAPS call with a striking price of 40 is selling for $19. The requirement for 
+this covered write would be zero, although some commission costs would be 
+involved. The debit balance would be 19 points per share, the amount the broker 
+loans you on margin. 
+Certain brokerage firms might require some sort of minimum margin deposit, but 
+technically there is no further requirement for this position. Of course, the leverage 
+is infinite. Suppose one decided to buy 10,000 shares of GOGO and sell 100 calls, 
+covered. His risk is $190,000 if the stock falls to zero! That also happens to be the 
+debit balance in his account. Thus, for a minimal investment, one could lose a for­
+tune. In addition, if the stock begins to fall, one's broker is going to want maintenance 
+margin. He probably wouldn't let the stock slip more than a couple of points before 
+asking for margin. If one owns 10,000 shares and the broker wants two points main­
+tenance margin, that means the margin call would be $20,000. 
+The profits wouldn't be as big as they might at first seem. The maximum gross 
+profit potential is $210,000 if the 10,000 shares are called away at 40. The covered 
+write makes 21 points on each share - the $40 sale price less the original cost of $19. 
+However, one will have had to pay interest on the debit balance of $190,000 for two 
+years. At 10%, say, that's a total of $38,000. There would also be commissions on the 
+purchase and the sale.