An investor faced with a profitable long position in a stock might seek out options strategies designed to both create a stream of income, while simultaneously protecting against adverse movements in the price of the underlying stock. This lesson introduces basic options principles to discuss the covered call position and a protective put position, which together with the initial long stock position create an options collar.

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