Originally Posted by
mispoken
sure; if you’re writing naked puts on Amazon. But if you’re writing one on DAL with moderation, and you want assignment of shares, that’s a different story. So I wouldn’t go as far as saying all naked puts can kill your account. I often write naked puts for a better entry price to shares I want to own.
On individual shares if you're willing to own the stock, sure, no problem. I trade cash settled options on SPY so always using protection to limit the risk. I should have been more specific.