Covered Call, Cash-Secured Put, or Margin Carry

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The app will rank option strategies by projected profit under your expected expiration price.

Covered Call

Option premium income$0

Total strategy P/L$0

Annualized yield from premium0%

Breakeven$0

Upside cap$0

Cash-Secured Put

Option premium income$0

Total strategy P/L$0

Annualized yield from premium0%

Breakeven$0

Assignment risk below$0

Cash needed if assigned$0

Net cash needed after premium$0

Margin Balance

Total option premium$0

Total margin balance$0

Annual interest cost$0

Weekly interest cost$0

Daily interest cost$0

Annual rate0%

How to read this

  • Covered call keeps your current shares and adds premium, but caps upside above the call strike.
  • Cash-secured put earns premium while waiting to buy lower, but you may be assigned if the stock falls.
  • Margin Balance is now an account-level borrowing cost estimate, separate from any one stock.
  • Weekly margin cost is calculated as total margin balance x annual rate / 52.
  • Annualized option yield uses 252 trading days, so a 5-day option means 5 market days, not 7 calendar days.
  • Each ticker keeps its own saved assumptions in this browser, and the left stock list switches profiles instantly.

This is an educational calculator, not investment advice. It does not model taxes, early assignment, changing volatility, dividends, or broker-specific margin rules.

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