If you're under 40 and want to grow your portfolio aggressively, you need to understand how LEAPS work.
A LEAP is a long-term call option with an expiration of one year or more.
Instead of buying 100 shares of a stock for $15,000, you can buy a LEAP contract that gives you similar upside exposure for a fraction of the cost. Same directional bet, way less capital tied up.
Example:
Stock trades at $150/share. 100 shares = $15,000.
A LEAP call might cost $3,000-$4,000 depending on the strike. You now control 100 shares of upside for roughly 20-25% of the capital.
That freed-up capital can work for you elsewhere - selling puts, earning yield, or sizing into other positions.
When you're young, time is on your side. LEAPs let you take concentrated exposure to your highest conviction ideas without locking up all your capital in a single position.
The mistake most people make: buying cheap, far OTM calls hoping for a home run. That's not a LEAP strategy. That's a lottery ticket.
The key is buying calls on stocks you have real conviction in, picking strikes that fit the setup, and giving yourself at least 12 months of runway.
The risk is simple: the max you can lose is the entire premium you paid. If the stock drops or stays flat, your contract loses value every day through time decay.
LEAPs are not a shortcut. They're a capital-efficient tool for high-conviction positions only.
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