We all know why everyone loves income shares.
After all, you're "getting paid" for doing nothing more than buying shares of a company. You're not actually hauling products to their stores and stocking their shelves. And it's not like you're making the decisions on how to run that company, either.
So that's a pretty sweet deal for investors.
But not for options traders.
In fact, dividends could be your worst nightmare when you've got options in your portfolio...
Unless you know this little trick...
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