iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETN (VXZ) Covered Calls

Running VXZ covered calls helps you generate consistent income from iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETN's shares you already own, turning a long stock position into a yield-producing asset. A covered call on iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETN involves holding the underlying stock and selling a call option against it, collecting premium in exchange for capping upside at the strike price. Use our scanner to find the best VXZ covered calls in real time and filter for the strikes, expiries, and premiums that fit your strategy.

A covered call is one of the most widely used options strategies because it pairs limited risk with a clear income profile: if VXZ stays below the strike at expiration, you keep the premium and the shares; if it rises above, you deliver the stock at the strike and still pocket the premium. Selling VXZ covered calls works best when implied volatility is elevated, since richer premiums improve the risk-reward. Key inputs to evaluate include strike selection relative to delta, days to expiration, annualized return, and the probability of assignment — all of which determine whether a given iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETN covered call is worth writing.

The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETNs are designed to provide exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM Index Total Return. The Index is designed to provide access to equity market volatility through CBOE Volatility Index futures.

Income-focused investors, long-term VXZ holders, and systematic premium sellers all face the same challenge: finding the covered call strike and expiry that balances yield against the risk of being called away. Our scanner ranks covered calls by annualized return, downside protection, and probability of profit, so selling VXZ covered calls becomes a measured decision instead of a guess. Stop eyeballing the chain — let the best iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETN covered calls come to you, already filtered for the metrics that matter.