LEAPS: Why I’m Buying Time Instead of Stocks
Start of 2026 I was feeling pretty good about tech. Then the Iran war started and changed the mood a bit. Instead of buying shares outright in GOOGL, AMZN and PLTR, I bought LEAPS — long-dated call options that give me the same directional exposure for $85,206 less capital, with my downside capped at the $28,155 premium paid.