Ten contracts a week at sixty-five cents each is $338 a year. That is the sentence that ends the "fees are tiny" argument.
- Per-contract fees differ wildly; some brokers charge nothing on closing trades or cap the per-trade total - Exercise and assignment fees ($15 to $20) ambush cash-secured put sellers; check this line specifically - Spreads and bad direction calls cost more, but fees are the part you fully control - Price your actual monthly contract volume at two or three brokers; five minutes, obvious answer
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