Dykstra: Deep-in-the-Money Calls 101

When I played ball, I tried to find an opening, a weakness, in my opponent and take advantage of it. That's the goal of any ballplayer worth his salt.

When you boil it down, my outlook on investing is pretty much the same. I try to find good companies that the market has valued incorrectly and take advantage of this discrepancy.

I've developed a successful and straightforward strategy that isn't overused in the marketplace: deep-in-the-money options calls. I've been writing my columns for TheStreet.com for a few years now, and the number one question I get from readers is about my approach. So, in today's column, I am going to walk you through my approach because it's just as important to understand the reasoning behind my picks as it is to understand the picks themselves. ...