{"id":78591,"date":"2025-12-05T14:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/?p=78591"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:37:05","slug":"david-prince-explains-how-to-box-an-options-trade-after-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2025\/12\/05\/david-prince-explains-how-to-box-an-options-trade-after-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"David Prince Explains How to Box an Options Trade After-Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you took call options into an earnings report after hours and the stock is flying.<\/p>\n

The problem: you can't take profits until the market opens the next day because options can't be traded after hours.<\/p>\n

If the stock drops by the open, you miss out on that big gain.<\/p>\n

But there is a strategy you can use to lock in your win \u2013 boxing your options.<\/p>\n

To box calls after hours at a specific price, you short stock against your call options.<\/p>\n

This effectively locks in a profit at a specific price.<\/p>\n

Because if the stock drops by the open, you'll make a profit on the short position.<\/p>\n

And when the market opens you sell your calls and cover your short at the same time to take your pre-determined profit.<\/p>\n

David Prince broke down the strategy recently for a member of the Inner Circle VTF\u00ae\u00a0<\/em>with a trade on\u00a0Rubrik\u00a0<\/strong>(RBRK), take a listen:<\/p>\n