Puthouse Blog

Guides on the AI options trader, covered calls, cash-secured puts, and how Puthouse compares with manual trading, broker platforms, robo-advisors, and automation tools.

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AI Trade Explanations: Understand Every Options Trade

Why Puthouse includes AI explanations with each trade. Learn what they cover, how they help you learn covered calls and cash-secured puts, and what they are not.

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Understanding Options Assignment (Without the Panic)

What assignment means for covered calls and cash-secured puts, why it happens, and how Puthouse assignment preferences and automation fit into a calmer process.

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Options Income for Business Cash Reserves

How companies can put idle cash to work with conservative, automated covered calls and cash-secured puts on eligible business brokerage accounts, without turning finance into a second job.

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Pause, Disconnect, and Stay in Control

Where your money lives with Puthouse, what the platform can and cannot do, and how to pause automation or disconnect from Alpaca anytime.

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The Wheel Strategy Explained (Simply)

A warm, plain-English explanation of the options wheel, covering cash-secured puts, assignment, and covered calls, and how automated CC and CSP strategies can support the loop.

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How Puthouse Risk Guardrails Work

A friendly tour of Puthouse risk guardrails, including position sizing, entry filters, liquidity checks, rules-based exits, and safer timing, without the hard sell.

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How to Connect Alpaca to Puthouse

A clear walkthrough of connecting your Alpaca brokerage account to Puthouse, funding or transferring a portfolio, and starting with paper or live trading.

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Paper Trading with Puthouse: Learn Before You Go Live

How free paper trading works on Puthouse, what you can practice safely, and when it makes sense to move from a simulated Alpaca account to live trading.

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Covered Calls for Beginners

A calm, plain-English guide to covered calls. Learn how they work, what can go wrong, and how investors use them for options income on shares they already own.

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What Is Puthouse?

Learn what Puthouse is, who it is for, and how the platform automates covered calls and cash-secured puts with AI explanations and risk guardrails.

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Safety-First Trading Approach: Capital Preservation Before Upside

Why Puthouse prioritizes risk management over chasing returns, how systematic covered calls and cash-secured puts are stress-tested, and the rules behind conservative entries and exits.

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Puthouse vs Tastytrade

How Puthouse and Tastytrade differ in philosophy, automation, and experience, and which is a better fit for systematic covered calls and cash-secured puts.

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Puthouse vs Robinhood

Understand how Puthouse differs from Robinhood for options trading and when each one is a better fit for income-focused investors.

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Puthouse vs Option Alpha

A fair comparison of Puthouse and Option Alpha for an AI options trader, covering focus, strategy scope, explanations, and who each platform is built for.

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Puthouse vs Composer

How Puthouse and Composer differ in strategy scope, automation style, and who each platform is built for.

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Puthouse vs Brokers, Robo-Advisors, and Manual Trading

See how Puthouse differs from brokerages, robo-advisors, manual options trading, and generic automation tools.

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Best Puthouse Alternatives for AI Options Trader

Compare Puthouse alternatives including Option Alpha, Tastytrade, Robinhood, and Composer for an AI options trader, manual trading, and portfolio automation.

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Options Trading for Beginners

Never traded options? This simple guide explains calls, puts, and how to start generating income—even if you're completely new to investing.

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What Are Cash-Secured Puts?

Get paid while waiting to buy stocks you want. Learn the simple strategy that earns 12-36% annually with less risk than buying stocks outright.

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CSPs vs Covered Calls

Both strategies generate monthly income. But which fits your situation? Compare returns, risks, and find your best strategy in 7 minutes.

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Understanding Options Delta

Learn how Delta affects your options trades, how to use it to estimate probability, and why it matters for cash-secured puts and covered calls.

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How to Choose Strike Prices

Master strike price selection for cash-secured puts and covered calls. Learn the factors that matter and avoid common mistakes.

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Common Options Trading Mistakes

Learn the most costly options trading mistakes that beginners make and how to avoid them. Improve your success rate with these proven tips.

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Automated vs Manual Options Trading

Discover how an AI options trader removes emotion, saves time, and improves returns.