Covered Call Calculator
Calculate your profit, rate of return, and break-even point for any covered call trade — with and without margin.
Enter your trade details
Fill in all four fields then click Calculate.
How to use this calculator
- Enter the number of contracts you plan to sell (1 contract = 100 shares)
- Enter the stock purchase price — what you paid or plan to pay per share
- Enter the strike price sold — the strike price of the call you’re selling
- Enter the bid price premium — the premium you receive per share for selling the call
- Click Calculate to see your profit and rate of return in each scenario
Your results
Results appear here after you click Calculate.
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