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Covered Calls on KO: Premium vs Dividend
Monthly 30 delta call premium versus trailing dividend yieldranking · 2026-10-09 · 7×4Preview: 7 ranked values, smallest first. KO 30 delta monthly call premium, month by monthseries · 2026-10-09 · 12×4Preview: a 12-point series, ending higher. KO call chain: premium split into intrinsic and extrinsic value, by delta bandranking · 2026-10-09 · 8×4Preview: 8 ranked values, smallest first. Median near-the-money implied volatility, July to September 2026ranking · 2026-10-09 · 7×2Preview: 7 ranked values, smallest first. Extrinsic value in KO's in-the-money calls versus the dividend, in the week before each ex dateseries · 2026-10-09 · 11×5Preview: a 11-point series, ending lower.
What Breaks an Options Backtest
How much of a modelled credit survives one volatility point of vegatable · 2026-10-07 · 6×5 Contracts that traded once, and contracts still trading at expiryseries · 2026-10-07 · 57×5Preview: a 16-point series, ending higher. In-the-money calls with extrinsic value below the upcoming dividendtable · 2026-10-07 · 5×5 Traded per-contract records by underlying, August 2021 onwardtable · 2026-10-07 · 5×7 One SPY put traced through its final weeks, June 2024 expiryseries · 2026-10-07 · 35×5Preview: a 16-point series, ending higher.
When Short Options Get Assigned Early
Time value left in AAPL contracts by depth in the moneytable · 2026-10-04 · 5×5 AAPL calls 1 to 5 percent in the money, by days left to expiryranking · 2026-10-04 · 6×4Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. Latest cash dividend per share, and what it is worth against the stockseries · 2026-10-04 · 6×4Preview: a 6-point series, ending lower. Put versus call implied volatility, near the money, 20 to 45 days outranking · 2026-10-04 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first.
Trading Options Inside an IRA: How It Works
Near the money put premium as a percent of the cash it locks upranking · 2026-10-04 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first. Next declared ex dividend dates and the cash at stake per contractseries · 2026-10-04 · 2×4Preview: a 2-point series, ending lower. What one fully collateralized contract ties up, by underlyingranking · 2026-10-04 · 6×4Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first. Average call delta by strike versus spot, one week or less to expirationranking · 2026-10-04 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first.
Cash Settled vs Physical Delivery Options
SPY: widest open print to close print gaps on monthly expiration Fridays since 2021ranking · 2026-10-04 · 12×4Preview: 12 ranked values, smallest first. How close SPY closes to a whole dollar strike, expiration Fridays vs every other sessionranking · 2026-10-04 · 4×4Preview: 4 ranked values, smallest first. Dividend owed per assigned contract, recent ex dividend datesseries · 2026-10-04 · 6×3Preview: a 6-point series, ending lower. What 100 shares per contract is worth, six household namesseries · 2026-10-04 · 6×3Preview: a 6-point series, ending lower.
Why Would Anyone Sell a Put Option?
AAPL put premiums by strike, one pinned session about a month from expirytable · 2026-10-02 · 9×9 One week of real chains: put premium and implied volatility at strikes about 5% below the marketranking · 2026-10-02 · 7×4Preview: 7 ranked values, largest first. AAPL: implied volatility quoted on one-month puts, against the volatility the next month printedseries · 2026-10-02 · 32×4Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat. AAPL in 21-session windows since 2021: how often a cushion held, and the cost when it did nottable · 2026-10-02 · 4×6
Partial Assignment of Short Options
Option trade sizes on one AAPL session (May 14, 2026)ranking · 2026-09-30 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first. Contract lines traded into the May 2026 monthly expirationranking · 2026-09-30 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first.
When a Spread Expires Between the Strikes
SPY Friday closes against the whole dollar strike grid, by yeartable · 2026-09-27 · 5×5 SPY, 3:00 p.m. to the close on the August 21, 2026 expirationseries · 2026-09-27 · 12×3Preview: a 12-point series, roughly flat. How far SPY travels between 3:00 p.m. ET and the Friday closeranking · 2026-09-27 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. Where the close finished on a narrow call vertical set at 3:00 p.m. ETtable · 2026-09-27 · 6×5
Covered Calls on Futures: How They Work
SPY dividends paid over the past three yearsseries · 2026-09-26 · 12×3Preview: a 12-point series, roughly flat.
Broker Exercise Cut-Off Times Explained
Monthly expirations where the post close print crossed a whole dollarranking · 2026-09-26 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first. How close expiring AAPL contracts finish to the strikeranking · 2026-09-26 · 6×2Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. NVDA on July 17, 2026: the close and the post close windowtable · 2026-09-26 · 30×3 Average move between the 4:00 p.m. close and 5:30 p.m. ETranking · 2026-09-26 · 6×4Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first.
What Time Do Options Stop Trading?
Share of late session option volume printed after 4:00 p.m. ET, July 15, 2026ranking · 2026-08-16 · 7×3Preview: 7 ranked values, largest first. Last SPY and SPX option print, minutes past the 4:00 p.m. equity closeseries · 2026-08-16 · 12×4Preview: a 12-point series, roughly flat. Last SPY option print on each 1:00 p.m. ET early close since July 2024ranking · 2026-08-16 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. SPY and SPX option volume by the minute, 15:45 to 16:25 ETseries · 2026-08-16 · 41×3Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower.
Ratio Spreads: Breakevens and Naked Risk
AAPL 25-session moves since January 2021, by sizeranking · 2026-08-13 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first.
Pin Risk at Options Expiration Explained
How far the Friday close lands from the nearest whole dollarranking · 2026-08-09 · 10×3Preview: 10 ranked values, largest first. AAPL's final half hour on its tightest monthly expiration close since 2025series · 2026-08-09 · 30×5Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower.
How to Roll an Option Position: Up and Out
Moving the strike up costs premium: AAPL calls 30 to 45 days outranking · 2026-08-07 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first. What extra time is worth: at-the-money AAPL call premium by days to expiryranking · 2026-08-07 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. Time value left in an in-the-money KO call as expiry approachesranking · 2026-08-07 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first. 2026 cash dividends per share at eight widely held payersranking · 2026-08-07 · 8×4Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first.
How to Calculate Covered Call Returns
Median implied volatility on near-the-money AAPL calls, by monthseries · 2026-08-05 · 24×2Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat. Median implied volatility on 20 to 45 day near-the-money calls, July 2026ranking · 2026-08-05 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. AAPL call delta by strike distance, 20 to 45 days to expiry, July 2026ranking · 2026-08-05 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. AAPL by month: the stock's move against the same move capped at 5%series · 2026-08-05 · 24×3Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat.
What Happens If an Option Expires In the Money
Friday close to Monday's first minute: absolute overnight move, 2023 to July 2026ranking · 2026-08-04 · 8×4Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. How close Friday closes land to a whole-dollar strike: seven names, 2023 to July 2026ranking · 2026-08-04 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first. Absolute move over the final 30 minutes of Friday sessions, 2023 to July 2026ranking · 2026-08-04 · 8×4Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. Cash behind one contract: 100 shares at each name's close in the last week of July 2026ranking · 2026-08-04 · 8×2Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first.
How Risky Is Options Trading? The Mechanics
Weekend gaps: prior close to next open, six widely held names, August 2024 to July 2026table · 2026-08-01 · 6×5 One AAPL call through its final month: closing premium split into intrinsic value and time valueseries · 2026-08-01 · 23×5Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat. Same AAPL call, same window: session moves for the contract and for the stockseries · 2026-08-01 · 23×3Preview: a 16-point series, ending higher. AAPL contracts trading on their own expiration day: share finishing out of the money, six monthly cyclesranking · 2026-08-01 · 6×4Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first.
Monthly 30 delta call premium versus trailing dividend yield

Monthly 30 delta call premium versus trailing dividend yield

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Monthly 30 delta call premium versus trailing dividend yield — 7 rows by 4 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
symbolmonthly_call_premium_pcttrailing_dividend_yield_pctquarterly_dividend_pct
KO1.072.440.61
PG1.172.950.74
XOM1.532.530.63
JNJ1.31.990.5
MSFT1.830.710.18
AAPL1.410.320.08
NVDA1.980.230.06
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH
premium AS
(
    SELECT
        underlying_symbol                                                          AS symbol,
        round(100 * avg(toFloat64(option_close) / toFloat64(underlying_close)), 2) AS monthly_call_premium_pct
    FROM global_markets.options_greeks
    WHERE underlying_symbol IN ('KO', 'PG', 'JNJ', 'XOM', 'AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA')
      AND upper(toString(option_type)) IN ('C', 'CALL')
      AND iv_converged = 1
      AND volume > 0
      AND days_to_expiry BETWEEN 25 AND 40
      AND toFloat64(delta) BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.35
      AND date >= '2026-07-01'
      AND date <  '2026-10-01'
    GROUP BY symbol
),
cash AS
(
    SELECT
        ticker                      AS symbol,
        sum(toFloat64(cash_amount)) AS ttm_dividend_usd
    FROM
    (
        SELECT
            ticker,
            ex_dividend_date,
            max(cash_amount) AS cash_amount
        FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
        WHERE ticker IN ('KO', 'PG', 'JNJ', 'XOM', 'AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA')
          AND ex_dividend_date >= '2025-10-01'
          AND ex_dividend_date <  '2026-10-01'
        GROUP BY ticker, ex_dividend_date
    )
    GROUP BY symbol
),
price AS
(
    SELECT
        ticker                         AS symbol,
        toFloat64(argMax(close, date)) AS last_close
    FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
    WHERE ticker IN ('KO', 'PG', 'JNJ', 'XOM', 'AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA')
      AND date >= '2026-09-01'
      AND date <  '2026-10-01'
    GROUP BY symbol
)
SELECT
    p.symbol                                           AS symbol,
    p.monthly_call_premium_pct                         AS monthly_call_premium_pct,
    round(100 * c.ttm_dividend_usd / pr.last_close, 2) AS trailing_dividend_yield_pct,
    round(25 * c.ttm_dividend_usd / pr.last_close, 2)  AS quarterly_dividend_pct
FROM premium AS p
INNER JOIN cash AS c ON c.symbol = p.symbol
INNER JOIN price AS pr ON pr.symbol = p.symbol
ORDER BY (p.symbol = 'KO') DESC, trailing_dividend_yield_pct DESC
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