Saturday, March 17, 2007

TEX - Closed Position

The TEX Mar07 55.00 Call was exercised 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: $5,914.00
Income Generated: $610.00
Net Profit: $196.00
Percent Return: 3.31%
Annualized Return: 24.19%
Duration of Trade: 50 days

Buy & Hold Comparison

Opening Price: $59.14
Closing Price: $68.36
P/L per Share: $9.22
Shares: 100
Dividends: $0.00
Net Profit: $922.00
Percent Return: 15.59%
Annualized Return: 113.81%
Duration of Trade: 50 days

Trade History:

25-Jan-07 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 TEX @ 59.14 -
25-Jan-07 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Mar07 55.00 Call @ 6.10 -
16-Mar-07 - Option Exercised - EX 1 Mar07 55.00 Call @ 55.00 -

Another example of a position that would have done better as Buy & Hold.
Still, it met my goal of 24% annualized return.