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  • Sell a covered call to potentially earn extra income from your shares. You’d need to be okay with capping potential gains if the stock moves sharply higher. And you’d need to own 100 shares.
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  • Could help generate potential income from existing stock you own.
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  • Maximum risk is the price of the options contract.

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  • Buy a call option to leverage bullish views that the stock’s price will rise.
  • Buy a put option to leverage bearish views that the stock’s price will fall, or as a form of insurance to protect against a decline in stock you own.

Potential benefits

  • Provides flexibility to leverage investment views on a security.
  • Potential for higher percentage gains from smaller stock price movements.
  • Potential to allow investors to take a position on a stock with a smaller amount of money, freeing up capital for other investments.

 

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  • A good starting place for options
  • May require ownership of the stock in 100-share contracts.
  • Maximum risk is capped at the potential drop in the underlying stock, similar to other assets in your portfolio.

Strategies

  • Sell a covered call to potentially earn extra income from your shares. You’d need to be okay with capping potential gains if the stock moves sharply higher. And you’d need to own 100 shares.
  • Sell a cash-secured put to potentially earn income now. You’d need to be okay with buying the stock at a set price if it drops below the strike. And you’d need to set aside enough cash to buy the shares at the strike price if the contract is assigned.

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  • Recommended for those with more experience
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  • Maximum risk is the price of the options contract.

Strategies

  • Buy a call option to leverage bullish views that the stock’s price will rise.
  • Buy a put option to leverage bearish views that the stock’s price will fall, or as a form of insurance to protect against a decline in stock you own.

Potential benefits

  • Provides flexibility to leverage investment views on a security.
  • Potential for higher percentage gains from smaller stock price movements.
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How do I sign up for options trading?

Log in to your SoFi account and navigate to the Invest tab. From there select your Individual active investing account > Manage > Options trading.


How do buying calls and buying puts potentially help investors limit risk?


When buying options (like long calls or long puts), the maximum loss is limited to the premium paid for the option. This allows investors to participate in movement of the market that may be in their favor, while the loss is limited to the premium paid.


What’s the options trading approval process?

We’re required to evaluate whether various levels of options strategies are appropriate for members, based on information such as trading experience, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and financial situation. Different brokerages are able to set specific parameters (e.g., account equity) based on their discretion. If you’re approved to trade options at SoFi, you can execute covered calls, cash secured puts, long calls and long puts.


If I’m not approved for options trading, how soon can I reapply?


You can reapply after 7 days if you believe you made a mistake in answering the questions. If you apply for a second time and do not get approved again, you must wait 90 days before applying for a third time.


What are the option trading levels?


There are several option trading levels, each of which allows additional access to various forms of options trading based on the experience, risk tolerance and investment objectives. Option levels are an industry standard way to determine how much risk a client should be allowed to take, with level 1 being lower risk strategies and higher levels having riskier options.

SoFi currently supports level 2 options execution, which means you can buy long calls and long puts, and sell to close positions. All approved accounts are assigned to level 2 options strategies by default. Level 1 capabilities (selling covered calls and cash secured puts) are coming soon and will automatically be added as soon as they are available.

Level 1: covered calls and cash secured puts
Trading level 1 is the lowest level and it typically only permits two types of trades: a covered call sold against a long stock position in your account and a cash secured put to sell a position, while setting aside enough cash to buy the underlying stock.

Level 2: long options
Trading level 2 adds the ability to buy call options and put options. This is typically the level that most beginners are allowed to start with.

The key difference between level 1 and level 2 is that traders are able to make directional bets with level 2. And since they can only buy and not write options, a trader’s risk is limited to only the money used when buying the options.



Are options available in IRA accounts?


Options in IRA accounts are coming soon.


How do I place an options trade?


1. Log in to your SoFi account, navigate to the Invest tab, and select your Individual active invest account.
2. Tap the magnifying glass to search.
3. Tap “Trade” on the detail page for the stock or ETF.
4. Tap “Trade options” and use the option chain search to view information about marketable options for a security.


What characteristics should I consider when selecting a contract that aligns with my views?


There are many things to consider when choosing an option:

The expiration date is displayed just below the strategy and underlying security. You can scroll right to see expirations further into the future.
The strike prices are listed high to low—and you can scroll up or down to see different strike prices.
The break-even point is where the underlying security needs to trade at expiration for you to break even on your investment, taking into account the current value (premium) of the option.
The break-even percentage is the percentage change the underlying security would need to move for you to break even on the option at expiration.
The premium (price) is listed on the right of your screen.
What’s the price? The value shown is the mark price (see below).
In addition to the above options characteristics, you should consider other elements such as your market outlook and risk tolerance when selecting an options contract.



What happens when you buy a call?


When you buy a call, you pay the option premium in exchange for the right to buy shares at a fixed price (strike price) on or before a certain date (expiration date). Investors often buy calls when they are bullish on a stock or (other security) because it offers leverage.


What to consider when you are purchasing a call option?


You should always research the security and consider the amount of premium outlay, the strike price, and the expiration (as the longer the time to expiration, the higher the option premium). When buying a call there is unlimited upside potential, and the premium (price) paid for the option is the maximum you can lose.


What happens when you buy a put?


Buying a put option is used to express a bearish view (which means you expect the stock price to fall below the strike price).


What to consider when you are purchasing a put option?


A put option gives the buyer the right to sell an underlying asset at a specified price on or before a certain date. Buying a put option is used to express a bearish view (which means you expect the stock price to fall below the strike price). Keep in mind that the maximum loss being the premium paid for the option.


Where can I learn more?


You can visit our Support Center Articles here to learn more about Options here.



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