By Robert Weinstein at [url]http://www.Paid2Trade.com/rw[/url] There are many dividend capturing tactics, and I have used many. In this article we will go over an upcoming dividend that I may capture with a minimum amount of risk. The criteria that I use is that I must be able to sell a call option in either the front or first back month that is in the money, and with enough premium that I will not mind getting exercised early (which happens often and can be a good thing if the trades are executed correctly). This is one of my favorite and easy to understand methods of making gains through options and dividends. Although much of the gains will come from dividends, it should be noted that in my experience, the option decay can provide a return. This is especially true in lower yielding stocks. Freeport McMoRan (FCX) - Investors have been rewarded with an increase of year-over-year revenue. Revenue reported was $18.98 billion for 2010 vs. $15.04 billion for 2009. The bottom line has rising earnings year-over-year of $4.27 billion for 2010 vs. $2.53 billion for 2009. The company's earnings before income and taxes are rising with an EBIT year-over-year of $9.07 billion for 2010 vs. $6.50 billion for 2009.... Read the rest of the article [url]http://seekingalpha.com/article/298146-earn-a-dividend-with-freeport-mcmoran-without-a-long-term-hold[/url]