Covered Call Strategist (Remote, Funded Options Trader) — Wichita, KS

A covered call strategist at Maverick runs an income overlay on firm equity holdings. The role isn't about picking the next moonshot stock — it's about managing a portfolio of quality names and systematically generating premium against them. Done well, the strategy compounds an equity portfolio's return without taking on the open-ended risk of naked short calls.

Wichita, KS: Wichita is the largest city in Kansas and the global capital of general aviation manufacturing (Cessna, Beechcraft, Spirit Aero Systems are all here). The financial industry is small but Central Time alignment with US markets is clean and cost of living is among the lowest of any US metro.

What you'll trade: Covered calls on firm-held equity positions, predominantly large-cap dividend-paying names and quality growth stocks. Some traders also run cash-secured puts on names they would be willing to own — the 'wheel' approach — to enter equity positions at a discount.

Risk framework: Covered calls cap upside on the underlying — that's the trade. The risk is leaving large gains on the table when overwritten strikes are blown through. Maverick traders manage this by tiered coverage (only writing against a portion of a position) and by sizing call strikes based on the underlying's expected move and the trader's directional view.

Why Maverick funds this role: Covered call programs are a legitimate institutional strategy run by major asset managers. The retail version is often poorly executed — wrong strikes, wrong sizing, wrong expirations. Maverick funds traders who run the strategy with institutional discipline against firm capital.