We Show Why SPY With Options Beats a Mutual Fund Every Time

SPY and the biggest mutual funds track the S&P 500 with over 99% correlation. Same exposure. Nearly the same fees. The difference over 20 years in fees is about $500. That is not where the edge is. Tom Preston shows where it actually is. SPY lets you sell call verticals against your position. A mutual fund cannot. One short call spread six times a year adds roughly $400 annually. Over 20 years that is $8,000 in additional returns on the same market exposure. That is the SPY advantage. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 0:00 Bullish on the market: mutual fund or SPY 1:11 Correlation: 99%+ between SPY and the biggest funds 2:57 The fee argument: $500 over 20 years 5:27 Fractional shares solve the monthly investment objection 6:23 The real advantage: options overlays on SPY 8:30 Short call vertical against 100 shares of SPY 9:19 $70 per trade six times a year: $8,000 over 20 years #SPY #MutualFund #OptionsOverlay #TomPreston #tastylive #CherryBomb #IndexInvesting #OptionsEducation tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.