12-06-2014, 10:43 PM
(12-04-2014, 03:03 PM)Be Here Now Wrote: A covered call has the risk that the buyer of the call will exercise that right, in which case you will lose your stock and its future dividends.
Considering the original author wanted to "sell" the stock anyway I don't think he consider this as a risk.
Personally I prefer to keep the stock and avoid covered calls just for that reason.