1.   For example the covered call is a combination of a written call and a long position in the underlying security.

2.   A slightly more sophisticated protection method is to write a covered call and use the premium to pay for the cost of buying puts.

3.   He said he has been making good money with covered calls for several years.

4.   If the market has indeed entered a period of more modest returns, covered calls offer the potential for relatively attractive returns with only moderate risk.

5.   Not all options experts are fans of covered calls.

6.   One such approach is selling covered calls.

7.   The solution for some investors is writing call options on stocks they own, known as covered calls.

8.   To make the best use of covered calls, an investor should consider them in the context of an overall portfolio, Bittman said.

9.   Writing covered calls has long been popular with pension funds and other institutional investors, but some individual investors say they are also using the strategy effectively.