Sunday, September 21, 2008

CNI - Closed

The CNI Sep08 50.00 Call was exercised on Fri and the stock was called away for
a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB
commissions.

Covered Call Results

Stock Investment: $5,079.00
Income Generated: $250.00
Net Profit: $178.00
Percent Return: 3.37%
Annualized Return: 38.40%
Duration of Trade: 32 days

Buy & Hold Comparison

Opening Price: $50.79
Closing Price: $52.89
P/L per Share: $2.10
Shares: 100
Dividends: $23.00
Net Profit: $233.00
Percent Return: 4.59%
Annualized Return: 52.33%
Duration of Trade: 32 days

Trade History:

18-Aug-08 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 CNI @ 50.79 -
18-Aug-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Sep08 50.00 Call @ 2.27 - Exercised
19-Sep-08 - Option Exercised - EX 1 Sep08 50.00 Call @ 50.00 -
29-Sep-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.23 -