text: If you own at least 100 shares of stock you can generate a monthly income without ever selling those shares. Many stocks are optionable or have options than can be bought and sold. Options are traded in the same way that stocks are.
  Many people purchase options in hopes of turning a profit without having to actually own the stock itself. Who are they purchasing those call options from?
  This is how you make your money. If the stock you own has options you can sell one options contract for every 100 shares of stock you own. The money you receive from selling those options is yours to keep no matter what.
  Whether or not you end up selling your stock you still get to keep the premium received when you sold the call options.