VIX quotes, VIX option quotes

You can get delayed VIX quotes on Yahoo with the symbol ^VIX You can also get VIX option quotes here.  Go to here for the correct expiration dates (always last trading on a Tuesday, expiration on a Wednesday morning) You can get free delayed quotes for VIX options on LIVEVOL that also provides correctly computed greeks for these options–something none of the big brokers gets right. …

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Equity Option Expiration Dates Jan, Feb, Mar 2010

The next three expiration dates for Equity options are: January 16th, 2010  (week before VIX option expiration) February 20th, 2010 March 20th, 2010 The last day of trading is the day before (Friday) the dates above. Source: 2010 OCC Calendar

Next 2026 SPY, VOO, IVV Ex-Dividend Dates and Estimated Dividends

SPY will go ex-dividend Friday, June 19th, 2026, with a second-quarter dividend I am estimating, based on historical patterns of $1.62 per share. SPY’s next distribution payout will be on July 30th, 2026—yes the SPDR folks take their time delivering the dividend. iShares’ IVV, one of the other two big S&P 500 ETFs, went ex-dividend on Dec 17th, with a dividend $2.414 per share. Vanguard’s …

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Covered Calls — improving the odds of a modest profit

Mainstream investors buy assets they think will go up.  If the asset price stays the same or goes down the investor gets no profit or a loss.   Covered calls are a way for investors to show a modest profit if:
  1. The asset goes up in price
  2. The asset price stays the same
  3. The asset price drops a relatively small amount

One of the catches (and there are always at least one), is that the investor gives up some upside.  

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2023 Ex-Div: JNK, SJNK, BIL, ITE, TLO, IPE, LAG, TFI, SHM, BMX, WIP, MBG, MWZ, CWB, and Others

2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information from SPDR referenced in this post. 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates 1-Feb 1-Mar 3-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 3-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 2-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 18-Dec 28-Dec (Potential Excise Distribution) Pay / Distribution Dates 7-Feb 7-Mar 7-Apr 5-May 7-Jun 7-Jul 7-Aug 8-Sep 6-Oct 7-Nov 7-Dec 22-Dec 4-Jan-2024 (Potential Excise Distribution) BABS SPDR Nuveen Barclays Build America Bond ETF (BABS) BIL SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month …

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